REH’s Writings

PoemPermanent catalogue Work

Dreaming on Downs

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SectionFinished and Professional

Opening lines

I marched with Alfred when he thundered forthTo break the crimson standards of the Dane;I saw the galleys looming in the northAnd heard the oar-locks and the sword’s refrain.

Textual states

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An earlier draftDreaming on Downs

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Finished / professionalDreaming on Downs

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Characters in this Work

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