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In Praise Of England

From tangled brake and trellised bower Bring every bud that blows,

But never will you find the flower To match an English rose.

It blooms with more than city grace,

Though rustic and apart;

It has a smile upon its face,

And a dewdrop in its heart.

Though wide the goodly world around Your fancy may have strayed,

Where was the woman ever found To match an English maid?

At work she smiles, through play she sings,

She doubts not nor denies;

She'll cling to you as woodbine clings,

And love you till she dies.

If you would put it to the proof,

Then round the zodiac roam;

But never will you find the roof To match an English home.

You hear the sound of children's feet Still pattering on the stair:  'Tis made by loving labour sweet,

And sanctified by prayer.

Go traverse tracts sublime or sweet,

Snow—peak or scorched ravine,

But where will you the landscape meet To match an English scene?

The hamlet hallowed by its spire,

The wildwood fresh with flowers,

Garden and croft and thorp and byre Gleaming through silvery showers.

Across the wave, along the wind,

Flutter and plough your way,  But where will you a Sceptre find To match the English Sway?

Its conscience holds the world in awe With blessing or with ban;

Its Freedom guards the Reign of Law,

And majesty of Man!

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Alfred Austin

Alfred Austin DL (30 May 1835 – 2 June 1913) was an English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, after an interval following the death …

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