The Collected Poems of G. K. Chesterton
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| Author(s): | G. K. Chesterton |
| Illustrator(s): | None |
| Publisher(s): | Dodd, Mead & Company |
| Year Published: | 1966 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | British Epic Poetry - Ballads Poetry - Epic Poetry - Lyric |
| Age Range: | Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books |
| Pages: | 391 |
| ISBN-10: | 0396078966 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780396078968 |
| OCLC: | 333764322 |
Description
This collection includes The Ballad of the White Horse as well as the shorter poems.
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The Ballad of the White Horse (2001)
A poem by G. K. Chesterton about the idealised exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great.
Before the gods that made the gods
Had seen their sunrise pass,
The White Horse of the White Horse Vale
Was cut out of the grass.
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