PO EM S : N EW AN D OL D BY H ENRY NEWBOLT N E W YO RK P D O AND E . UT T N COM PA NY 1 92 1 EDWARD VI K G SCOUNT GREY OF FALLODON, . AUT HOR’ S NOT E T11 1 3 volume forms a complete collection of all m y b d 1 8 1 1 8 I t d pu lishe work in verse from 97 to 9 . inclu es the cont ents of five previo u s volumes : Admirals All Tbe I slan d Ra ce Tine Sa iling ofth e L ong ' Slaz s Son s o M e mor a n d Ho e an d St p g f y p . ’ Ge orge s Day together with a num ber of pieces dd d t a e to the later edi ions of the first two of these, ten poems first collected in P oe ms : Ne w a nd Old d b and six which have not hitherto appeare in ook form . H . N . C ONT ENT S PAGE SON GS OF T H E FLEET 1 A . S ILING AT DAWN ’ S O N G II . THE OF THE SOU WESTER A III . THE MIDDLE W TCH I V TH E . LITTLE ADMIRAL T H E O F T H E AT S E A V . SON G GUN S i A VI . F REWELL A D AY 1 0 ODE FOR TRAF LGAR , 9 5 THE HUNDREDTH YEAR ’ DRA KE S DRUM THE FIGHTING T EM ERAI R E ADMIRALS ALL SAN STEFAN O HAWKE THE BRIGHT MEDUSA THE OLD SUPERB ’ THE ! UA RTER-GUN NER S YARN NORTHUMBERLAN D FOR A TRAFALGAR CE N OTAPH CRAVE N MESSMATES THE DEATH OF ADMIRAL BLAKE V IE VICTIS x ii C ONTENTS PAGE MIN ORA SIDERA L AUD AB U NT A LII ADMIRAL DEATH HOMEWA RD BOUND THE KIN G ’ S H IGHWAY A CH A NTY OF THE EMDEN THE SERVICE GILLESPIE SERING A PATAM A BALLA D OF J OH N N ICHOLSON AT 1 8 THE GUIDES CABUL , 79 THE G AY GORDON S THE TOY BAND A LETTER FROM THE FRONT HE FELL A MON G THIEVES ION ICUS THE N ON -COMB ATA NT THE WA R FILMS ’ ST . GEORGE S DAY HIC J A C ET SACRA MENTUM SUPREMUM l ’ V -C LIFTON CH A PEL ' ‘ TA ! VI I LAMPADA THE V I G I L T o 1 1 BELGIUM, 9 4 THE SAILIN G OF THE LONG - SHIPS WA GGON H ILL THE VOLUNTEER THE ON LY SON ’ THE GRENADIER S GOOD - BYE THE SCHOOLFELLOW CONTENTS x iii ON SPION KOP THE SCHOOL AT WA R BY THE HEARTH — STONE PEA CE APRIL ON WA GGON HILL THE FOURTH OF AUGUST A B A LLAD OF SIR P E RT A B SINGH COMMEMORATIO N THE ECH O THE BEST SCH OOL OF ALL E NGLA ND VICTORI A REGINA T H E KIN G OF ENGLA ND THE N ILE S RA HM A N D AZ I OUTWA RD BOUND HOPE THE HORN BLOWER o P UL C H R IT UD O THE FINAL MYSTERY IL S A NTO IN JULY FROM GENERATION T o GENERATION WHEN I REMEMBER MORS J A NUA RONDEL RONDEL BALADE THE LAST WORD THE VIKIN G ’S SON G THE SUFI IN TH E CITY T o EDWA RD FITZGERALD xiv C O NTENTS YATTENDON DEVON AMON G THE TOMBS GOLD A SOWER THE M O S S R O S E AV E , SOROR T o A RIVER IN THE SOUTH ON THE DEATH OF A NOBLE LADY MIDWAY AD M AT RE M D O L O R O SAM SN OW- WHITE VRAIS AMANTS THE SANGREAL SIR HUGH THE PALMER THE PRESENTATION THE IN HERITAN CE AMORE ALTIERO THE PEDLAR’ S SON G BENEDICK ’ S SON G LOVE AND C R I E F EGERIA’ S SILENCE TRUE THOMAS C LERK SAUNDERS AGAIN ST OBLIVION FON D COU N SEL YOUTH THE WANDERER THE ADVE NTURERS T o CLARE ! THE R ETURN OF SUMMER : AN ECLOGUE CONTE NTS ! V DREAM-MARKET SON G OF THE CHILDREN IN P A L A D OR E THE CICALA S AN IDYLL THE FA UN FIDELE ’ S GRASSY TOMB MOONSET A SON G OF E! MOOR MASTER AND M AN GAVOTTE IMO G EN NE L M E z z o DEL CA M Mi N THE INVASION R I L L O BY- RILL P E R E UNT ET I M P UT A NT UR FELI ! ANTON IUS IRELAND , IRELAND HYMN THE BUILDIN G OF THE TEMPLE EPISTLE AN ESSAY O N CRITICISM LE BYRON DE N OS J OURS N OTES O t e gth d 1v1n e R s r n of oman days , 0 s l rl t th e a e t p of g of fai h , G o W t t e i h our sons on all h ir ways , e e S e ar Wh n w long inc e dust and wraith . PO EM S : N EW AN D O L D Songs of t be Fleet Sailing at D awn b die b d a NE y one the pale stars efore the y now , One by one the great ships are s t irring from their sleep, b b a - Ca les all are rum ling, anchors all weigh now, ’ t n d Now the flee s a fleet agai , gli ing towards the deep . ’ N ow ibe le e t s a le e t a a in bou n d u on zbe old wa s f f g , p y , Sple n dou r oftbe p a st come s sbin ing in tbe spray Adm ira ls o old time br in u s on tbe bold wa s f , g y So u ls o all ibe se a - do s le ad tbe line to— da f g , y b d a nd d w Far away ehin us town tower are indling, Home b ecomes a fair dream faded long ago I nfi n ite l th e d y glorious height of heaven is kin ling, In finit e l t b y desola e the shoreless sea elow . ’ Now tbe e e t s a le e t a a in bou nd u o n zbe old wa s fl f g , p y , Sple n do u r ofzbe p ast come s sbin ing in tbe sp ray Admir als o old tim e br in u s on ibe bold wa s f , g y Sou ls o all tbe se a -do s le ad tbe line to-da f g , y 2 SAILI N G AT DAWN d Old Once again with prou hearts we make the surrender, b e Once again with high hearts serve the age to , d Not for us the warm life of Earth, secure and ten er, Ours the eternal wandering and warfare of the sea . ’ Now ibe e e t s a e e t a ain bou n d u on tbe old wa s fl fl g , p y , Sple ndou r o/ tbe p ast come s sbin ing in tbe spray Admirals o old time brin u s on tbe bold wa s f , g y ’ Sou ls o all tbe se a-do s le ad tbe line to— ua I f g , y II ’ Tbe Song of t be Sou Wester d Sk HE sun was lost in a lea en y, And th e shore lay und er our lee ; When a great Sou ’ Wester hurricane high Cam e rollicking up the sea . He played with the fleet as a bo y with boats n Till out for the Dow s we ran, ’ And he l au gh d with the roar of a thousand t hroats At th e militant ways of man Ob I a m tbe e ne m m ost o m i bt y f g , Tbe otbe r be wbo yo u ple ase Gu n n e r a n d u ns m a a ll be ri bt g y g , Fla s a - in a nd arm ou r ti bt g fly g g , ’ Bu t I a m tbe fe llow yo u ve first to flgbt Tbe ia nt tbat swin s tbe se as g g . A dozen Ofmiddies were down below ! h Chasing the t ey love, Whil e the table curtseyed long and slow And a b the l mps were giddy a ove . THE SON G OF THE SOU’ WESTER Of The lesson was all a ship and a shot, b tru e And some of it may have een , But the word they heard an d never forgot Was the word of th e wind that blew Ob I a m tbe e ne m most o mi bt y f g , Tbe otbe r be wbo yo u ple ase Gu n n e r a n d u n s m a all be r i bt g y g , Fla s a - in a n d ar m ou r ti bt g fly g g , ’ Bu t I a m tbe fe llow y o u ve first to flgbt Tbe ia nt tbat swin s zbe se as g g .