Thomas Campbell
1777–1844
Best-known poems
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Hohenlinden
on Linden, when the sun was low,
All bloodless lay the untrodden snow,
And dark as winter was the flow … -
Battle of the Baltic
[April 2, 1801]
OF Nelson and the north
Sing the glorious day’s renown, … -
“Ye Mariners of England”
Ye mariners of England!
That guard our native seas;
Whose flag has braved, a thousand years, … -
Lord Ullin’s Daughter
A Chieftain, to the Highlands bound,
Cries, “Boatman, do not tarry!
And I ’ll give thee a silver pound, … -
The First Kiss
How delicious is the winning
Of a kiss at love’s beginning,
When two mutual hearts are sighing …
All poems (18)
- Battle of the Baltic[April 2, 1801]
- Exile of ErinThere came to the beach a poor exile of Erin,
- Freedom and LoveHow delicious is the winning
- Hallowed GroundWhat ’s hallowed ground? Has earth a clod
- Hohenlindenon Linden, when the sun was low,
- HopeFrom “The Pleasures of Hope” 1
- Lord Ullin’s DaughterA Chieftain, to the Highlands bound,
- Napoleon and the British SailorI Love contemplating—apart
- PolandFrom “The Pleasures of Hope,” Part I.
- Song of the GreeksAGAIN to the battle, Achaians!
- The Battle of the BalticOf Nelson and the North
- The First KissHow delicious is the winning
- The Last ManAll worldly shapes shall melt in gloom,
- The Soldier’s DreamOur bugles sang truce,—for the night-cloud had lowered,
- To the Evening StarStar that bringest home the bee,
- Ye Mariners of EnglandThat guard our native seas!
- “Ye Mariners of England”That guard our native seas;
