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A collection of poems ranging from patriotic and wartime tributes to intimate lyrics, ballads, and sonnets. Several pieces honor soldiers and examine sacrifice, grief, and courage; narrative poems recall naval engagements and coastal life, sometimes with dramatic rescues and moral reckonings. Shorter lyrics and flower fancies evoke nature, music, and memory, while portraits and character sketches capture theatrical and historical personae. The volume alternates public declamation with domestic tenderness, using formal verse, melodic diction, and varied moods to explore duty, loss, beauty, and the persistence of cultural and personal ideals.

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Title: A chant of love for England, and other poems

Author: Helen Gray Cone

Release date: August 17, 2023 [eBook #71425]

Language: English

Original publication: London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1915

Credits: The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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A CHANT OF LOVE FOR ENGLAND

AND OTHER POEMS

BY
HELEN GRAY CONE

LONDON AND TORONTO
J. M. DENT & SONS LTD.
1915