An Anthology of Chartist Poetry: Poetry of the British Working Class, 1830s-1850sPeter Scheckner Chartist poetry was written by and for workers. In contrast with the portrayal of workers by mainstream Victorian writers, Chartist verse is intellectual, complex, and socially conscious and reflects an international outlook. |
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... thing American which bears a stripe . " " Hold , not so fast , " John Bull replies , ( For though of speech a pretty figure ) , There's one thing more which truth's stern eyes See bear a stripe - a Yankee's nigger . " The Northern Star ...
... thing American which bears a stripe . " " Hold , not so fast , " John Bull replies , ( For though of speech a pretty figure ) , There's one thing more which truth's stern eyes See bear a stripe - a Yankee's nigger . " The Northern Star ...
Page 276
... Things will go better yet . Old Earth with clouds and thorns is rife ! Man hath his miseries still ! -yet flowers Make sunshine in the darkest life , And that with Heaven this world of ours . And there be hearts all loving , And love ...
... Things will go better yet . Old Earth with clouds and thorns is rife ! Man hath his miseries still ! -yet flowers Make sunshine in the darkest life , And that with Heaven this world of ours . And there be hearts all loving , And love ...
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... thing they can do . ' Lord John ' ' bout nothing spoutin ' , Which part he is out and out in , — Using many words , with ideas Will cry reform is nil , very few ; To get on , we must stand still , And to do nothing , is the best thing ...
... thing they can do . ' Lord John ' ' bout nothing spoutin ' , Which part he is out and out in , — Using many words , with ideas Will cry reform is nil , very few ; To get on , we must stand still , And to do nothing , is the best thing ...
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An Anthology of Chartist Poetry: Poetry of the British Working Class, 1830s ... Peter Scheckner No preview available - 1989 |
Common terms and phrases
Alton Locke arms banner battle blood brave bread British brothers called chains Charter Chartist Circular Chartist movement Chartist poetry Chester Gaol child Corn Laws crown dare dark despots Dickens dream E. P. Thompson earth Ebenezer Elliott England English Republic Ernest Jones eyes factory Feargus O'Connor freedom gather George Julian Harney Gerald Massey glorious glory God's gold grave hand Hark Harney hath heart heaven hope Hurrah Ibid John King labour land Leeds General Advertiser liberty literature live London Lord March Massey mighty millions National Trades Journal never night Northern Star O'Connor o'er oppression pauper peace people's poem poet poor prison Purgatory of Suicides radical Red Republican sing slaves smile social soul Star and Leeds Star and National starve tears thee thou throne toil tyrants verse voice William Lovett William Thom workers working-class wrong
References to this book
Victorian Culture and Society: The Essential Glossary Adam Charles Roberts No preview available - 2003 |