(t h e (t a n te rb u rg p o e ts . ED ITED BY WILLIAM SHARP. N S O F FRE ED M S O G O . N F D O G S O F R E E O M. ELE T ED E D IT E D S C , I WIT H A N IN TRO D U C T O N , B AL . H . S T Y . S THE WA LTE R SCOTT PU BL SH NG C TD I I O . , L . , LO DO AN D E LLI - - Y N N F NG ON T N E . N EW YO K EAST 1 'I' R ST E ET R 3 4 R . C O N T E N T S . P A R T I ROBERT BURNS c i f r Poe tical Ins ript on o a n Altar to Indepe ndence . ’ ’ A Man s a Ma n fo r a that ’ Fr o m Th e Cotte r s Saturd ay Nig ht ’ Bannockb u rn : Bruce s Ad d re ss to h is Army Chorus o f Th e Jo lly Be gg ars WILLIAM COWPER Freed om Th e Morning Dream GEORGE CRABBE A S ce ne from Th e Villag e WILLIAM BLAKE Lond on Holy Thu rsd a y From Au g u n es of Innocence ROBERT SOUTHEY Song from Wa t Tyle r Th e S la ve Trad e SAMUEL TAYLOR C OLERIDGE Fra nce : an Od e 26 32 8 7 C N T N vi O E TS . WILLIAM WORDSWORTH PAGE Thoug ht o f a B riton on th e Subjug a tion o f S witze rla nd 22 ’ To Tou ssaint L o uve rture 23 Hofe r 23 To Thomas Clarkson 24 THOMAS CAMPBELL “ So ng Me n o f Eng land Od e to th e Ge rmans Th e P we o f R i o r uss a . Stan zas on th e Battle o f Na varino JAMES HOGG (The E ttrick Sheph er d) Th e Harp o f Ossian THOMAS MOORE Whe re is th e S lave ? Oh t h e i . s ht e ntranc ng Forg e t n o t h e Fi eld EDWARD LYSAGHT In Prais e o f Grattan LORD BYRON So nne t o n Chillon C lim e o f t h e U n f o r g Otte n Brave Th e Isl e s o f G ree ce S ta nzas ' Writte n In Disg ust o f Vu lg a r Supe rs tition h e d a Mr Le i H e f i Writte n on t y that . g h unt l t pr son JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT Powe r a n d G e ntl ene ss To Pe rcy She ll e y PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Th e Hymn o f th e Li be rate d N a tions Th e True Fre e d om — Song To th e Me n o f Eng la nd . CON TE N TS . v ii Eng land in 1819 Th e Royal Ma s u e C horu s In He l Politi ca l Greatne s s Th e Triumph o f Prome the us FELICIA HEMANS Th e Land ing o f th e Pilg rim Fath e r s JAMES MONTGOMERY ' Th e Patriot s Pass- Word WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT Th A i u i F e nt ty o f re ed om . Th e G re e Partisan Wi i T am e . ’ ll ll— S e ve nty-Six Th e Ame rican War o f Inde pende nce RALPH WALDO E MERSON Hymn sung at th e comple tion o f Concord Monume nt P A R I I T . EBENEZ ER ELLIOTT Th e R e volution o f 1832 Ba ttle Song f Re orm . Song ’ Th e Pe ople s Anthem ANONYMOUS “ U nion Hymn MICHAEL THOMAS SADLER ’ Th e Fa ctory Girl s La st Da y ROBERT NICOLL Th e Ba ttl e -Word Th e Pn ir Folk We a r e Fr e e N TE C O N TS . WILLIAM JOHNSON Fo x PAGE Praise to th e He roe s “ ” Th e Barons Bold HARRIET MARTINEAU Hymn o f th e Polish E xil es THOMAS WADE A Song o f th e Pe ople Th e N e wspape r T N . OEL ’ Th e Paupe r s Dri ve EBENEZ ER JONES A Co min ‘ Song o f t e n g s o f Gold ’ A S lave s Tr iumph HE T HON. GEORGE SYDNEY SMYTHE Th e Ja cobin o f Paris WATHEN MAR K WILKS CALL K ossu th a n d th e Hung a ria ns Ma zzini Prote c tion Th e E nfra nc his e d Laboure r THOMAS COOPER Ha i H ie Lib e l , ol st rty C hartist S ong Chartist Ch a unt A LEATHERLAND J. Song — Base Oppressors CHARLES MACKAY Clea r th e Wa y N S C O TEN T . ix JOHN JEFFREY PAGE Th e Ema ncipation o f th e Pre ss C HARLEs KINGSLEY ’ A lton Lo cke 3 Song Th e D a y o f th e Lord On t h e D e ath o f a ce rtai n Jou rnal ERNEST JONES S ong o f th e Lowe r Cla sse s Li b e rty . Hymn fo r Lamma s D a y Th e S o n o f th e Wag e Sla ve Pr ison a n cie s E a ste r Hymn GERALD MASSEY ’ Th e Pe opl e s Adve nt TO -d a y a n d To -morrow Song o f th e R e d Re pub lican ’ Th e Me n o f Fortt ' e ig ht Th e Earth fo r Afi MARY HOWITT Th e Rich a n d th e Poor THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK Ri c P S i a n d Si e h and oor ; or, a nt nn r ROBERT BARNABAS BROUGH My Lord Tomnod d y “ A G e ntle m a n Th e S tra wb e rry Le a f Vulg ar D e cla mation WILLIAM JAMES LINTON Th e Happy La nd Th e Coming Da y Pa i t e nce . Th e Torch dance o f Libe rty Hea rt a n d Will CONTENTS . WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR PAGE Tyran nicide ROBERT BROWNING Th e Los t Lea de r WILLIAM ALLINGHAM Th e Touchs tone HENRY DAVID THOREAU Indepe ndence E MILY BRON’I‘ E Th e Old Stoic WILLIAM LLOYD GAR RISON Inde pe nde nce Da y . To a n Eloq uent Advocate o f Indian Right s Th e Tr i u m h o f Fr ee dom Hope fo r t e En slave d E LIZABETH M . CHANDLER Slave-Produce Th e E nfranchise d Slave s and the ir Benefac tre ss JOHN PIERPONT Th e Chain W L F W HENRY . ONG ELLO Th e Wam in ’ Th e S lave s re a m JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER So n o f th e Fre e To a s sa ch use tts Cle ri ca l Op resso r s Th e Re nd itpon Le ns Deo l . CON TEN TS . xi JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL S tanza s on Fre e dom Th F e la d e ath r n . William Lloyd Garrison On th e Ca pture o f ce rta in Fugitive Slaves Th e Pr e s e nt Crisis Th e Pion e e r H EDMUND . SEARS Old John Brown JOHN K ELLS INGRAM ’ Th e Me n o i N ine ty-Eig ht THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS A Nation Once Again N a tive S word s Th e Gree n ab ove th e Re d A Son g fo r th e Irish Militia DE E N J . J A FRASER Th e Prisone r at th e Ba r JAMES CLAREN CE MANGAN So n l a n d C o n n tr A Hig hway fo r r ee d An Invitation THOMAS D ’ ARCY MCGEE ’ Th e R e ape r s Song Th e Pilg rrims o f LIb erty U i 18 St r n th n on e g . Th e Ga th e ri n g o f th e N a tIo n s RICHARD DALTON WILLIAMS Th e Patriot Brave SLIABH CUILINN (nom -de -plu mey Pa d dles Eve rmore N CO TENTS . P A R T I I I . WALT WHITMAN PAGE Fo r Y o u 0 De , mocracy E u ro e ’ To a pn d E uropean Re vo lu ti o na i r e Rise 0 Da s f , , rom your Fathomle ss T 0 Li e r urn , t a d Th e Gre at Ci ty W C . B . ENNETT ’ Th e Slave r s Wre ck Th e Rig ht above th e Wrong “ B . V JAMES THOMSON ( . Th e Awake ning o f Ita ly A Poli sh Ins urg e nt De spo tis m tempe re d by Dyna mi te JOAQUIN MILLER Sophi e Pe rov skaya Ri e l : th e R e b e l JOHN BEDFORD LENO Th e N am e o f Lib e rty W H ED ARD .