Subjects

Extracts from Poetry

in The Copy Book

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49

Ring out the Old, Ring in the New

For Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Christmas was a time to let the dead past bury its dead.

50

Christmas Bells

The sounds of an English country Christmas helped Tennyson in his deep mourning for an old friend.

51

Six Honest Serving-Men

A professional journalist and author recognises that he has met his match

52

Northumberland

A poem of nostalgia for the sea breezes and yellow gorse of Northumberland.

53

‘Sussex’

A meditation on our instinctive love for the place in which we live.

54

King Arthur’s Last Request

The legendary British warrior makes ready for his final journey, leaving Sir Bedivere with one last duty to perform.