Subjects

Extracts from Poetry

in The Copy Book

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To Autumn

Poet John Keats speaks of the beauties of Autumn, her colours, her sounds and her rich harvest.

44

Eddi’s Service

Rudyard Kipling’s poem about St Wilfrid’s chaplain and an unusual Christmas congregation.

45

Viola Draws a Blank

Viola tries to tell Orsino, Duke of Illyria, that his beloved Olivia is not the only woman deserving of his attention.

46

‘The Overland Mail’

A tribute to the postal workers of British India, and to the kind of empire they helped to build.

47

Pangur Bán

A 9th century Irish monk scribbled some verses about a beloved cat into his copy book.

48

‘Recessional’

A heartfelt plea for humility at the height of Britain’s Empire.