After Blenheim
by Robert Southey
English poet. An influential figure at the outset of the Romantic movement, he was fond of writing verse narratives set in distant lands, such as Thalaba the Destroyer (1801), Madoc (1805) and The Curse of Kehama (1810). His best-known shorter poems are the ballads 'The Battle of Blenheim' and 'The Inchcape Rock'. Several editions of his collected Poems were issued during his lifetime. His mastery of prose is illustrated by his classic Life of Nelson (1813) and The Life of Wesley (1820), and his popular miscellany The Doctor includes the immortal children's tale 'The Story of the Three Bears'.
After Blenheim
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It was a summer evening, She saw her brother Peterkin Old Kaspar took it from the boy, "I find them in the garden, "Now tell us what 'twas all about," "It was the English," Kaspar cried, "My father lived at Blenheim then, "With fire and sword the country round "They say it was a shocking sight "Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won, "And everybody praised the Duke |