Freedom, truth and beautySONNETSReading editionChapter navigation102 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…SONNETS BY EDWARD DOYLETHE QUALITY OF THE WORKS OF EDWARD DOYLETRUE NATIONALISMGENEVRADEDICATIONSONNETSTHE PROEMTHE ATLANTICHUMAN FREEDOMTHE STARSTHE GENESIS OF FREEDOMTHE PILGRIM FATHERSPLYMOUTH ROCKTHE CATHOLICS IN MARYLANDA FOREST FOR THE KING'S HAWKSTO ARMS SHOUTS FREEDOMBRITISH SOLDIERYAMPHIBIOUS BARRYFREEDOM'S TRIUMPHWASHINGTON'S ARMY AND BARRY'S NAVYTHE SUNKEN CONTINENTELISHA BROWNEVACUATION DAYMANHATTATHE BURNING OF WASHINGTON CITY BY THE BRITISHTHE LAND OF THE GREAT SPIRITTHE BLIGHT TO SPRINGTHE SCORN OF HUMAN RIGHTSNOT THIS OUR COUNTRY'S GLORYAMERICA'S GLORY NO FUGITIVEHATE THOU NOT ANY MANTHE CELTIC SOUL CRYBRITISH GLORY IN KIPLING'S "BOOTS"TO THE ENGLISH PEOPLESHAKESPEAREENGLAND'S RIGHTEOUSNESSTHE MASSACRE OF THE WELSH MINERSA DIRTY WORKHUMAN NATUREOUR COUNTRY—SOUL AND CHARACTERJUDAH AND ERINTHE EASTER RISING IN IRELANDTHE FIGHT IN IRELANDTO ERINTHE QUEEN OF BEAUTYLIBERTY, THE LIGHT TO PEACEWHY PLAY WITH WORDS, ENGLAND?FREEDOM'S WARDENSLIST TO DEMOSTHENES, IF NOT TO HEARSTCALEDONIACANADADRAGON INCURSIONSNEMESISALL STARS MERGED IN ONELINCOLN'S LIGHTENING IN WILSON'S HANDSTHE CATACLYSMAN EPOCH'S ANGEL FALLTHE AMERICA OF THE FUTURETHE INEVITABLEREPTILES WITH WINGSTHE OUTLAWS OF OUR COUNTRYTHE PRESSTHE TRUTHOUR LORD'S LAST PRAYERTHOUGHT IS TRUTH'S ECHOHEAVENHUMILITYTHE NIGHT OF MYSTERIESWHAT THE POETS SHOWTHE SOUL'S ASCENSIONLYRIC TRANSPORTTHE SUNRISETWO DARKNESSESTHE DOOM OF HATETHE EVIL IN THE WORLDTHE EARTH RENEWED BY MEMORYIN THE DIMPLE OF BEAUTY'S CHEEKTHE CAMP FIREMOTHERIN HEAVEN NO HEART STILL HEAVESST. PETER'S CATHEDRAL IN ROMEMY BUGLER BOYKAISER, BEWAREWOMAN, IN GERMANYO THOU PALE MOONTHE TIGERTO OUR BOYS "OVER THERE"THE PROFITEERSWHY THE STARS LAUGHPRAYER FOR WORLD PEACERELIGIONTHE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF SISTERS OF CHARITYWINIFRED HOLT, THE LIFESAVER OF THE BLINDA CHOICEALL LUMINARIES HAVE ONE TRENDLIFE TAKES MORNING HUES WITH THE ARTS OF PEACEU. S. SENATOR JAMES A. O'GORMAN AND THE STALWARTSMINISTER OF JUSTICE PALMER, A BASTILE BUILDERA SPECK, BUT NOT A STAIN, HARVARDSUPREME COURT JUSTICE CHARLES L. GUYREAR ADMIRAL SIMSSAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGONPrevious chapter ←DEDICATIONNext chapter →THE PROEMAll chapters and sections (102)SONNETS BY EDWARD DOYLETHE QUALITY OF THE WORKS OF EDWARD DOYLETRUE NATIONALISMGENEVRADEDICATIONSONNETSTHE PROEMTHE ATLANTICHUMAN FREEDOMTHE STARSTHE GENESIS OF FREEDOMTHE PILGRIM FATHERSPLYMOUTH ROCKTHE CATHOLICS IN MARYLANDA FOREST FOR THE KING'S HAWKSTO ARMS SHOUTS FREEDOMBRITISH SOLDIERYAMPHIBIOUS BARRYFREEDOM'S TRIUMPHWASHINGTON'S ARMY AND BARRY'S NAVYTHE SUNKEN CONTINENTELISHA BROWNEVACUATION DAYMANHATTATHE BURNING OF WASHINGTON CITY BY THE BRITISHTHE LAND OF THE GREAT SPIRITTHE BLIGHT TO SPRINGTHE SCORN OF HUMAN RIGHTSNOT THIS OUR COUNTRY'S GLORYAMERICA'S GLORY NO FUGITIVEHATE THOU NOT ANY MANTHE CELTIC SOUL CRYBRITISH GLORY IN KIPLING'S "BOOTS"TO THE ENGLISH PEOPLESHAKESPEAREENGLAND'S RIGHTEOUSNESSTHE MASSACRE OF THE WELSH MINERSA DIRTY WORKHUMAN NATUREOUR COUNTRY—SOUL AND CHARACTERJUDAH AND ERINTHE EASTER RISING IN IRELANDTHE FIGHT IN IRELANDTO ERINTHE QUEEN OF BEAUTYLIBERTY, THE LIGHT TO PEACEWHY PLAY WITH WORDS, ENGLAND?FREEDOM'S WARDENSLIST TO DEMOSTHENES, IF NOT TO HEARSTCALEDONIACANADADRAGON INCURSIONSNEMESISALL STARS MERGED IN ONELINCOLN'S LIGHTENING IN WILSON'S HANDSTHE CATACLYSMAN EPOCH'S ANGEL FALLTHE AMERICA OF THE FUTURETHE INEVITABLEREPTILES WITH WINGSTHE OUTLAWS OF OUR COUNTRYTHE PRESSTHE TRUTHOUR LORD'S LAST PRAYERTHOUGHT IS TRUTH'S ECHOHEAVENHUMILITYTHE NIGHT OF MYSTERIESWHAT THE POETS SHOWTHE SOUL'S ASCENSIONLYRIC TRANSPORTTHE SUNRISETWO DARKNESSESTHE DOOM OF HATETHE EVIL IN THE WORLDTHE EARTH RENEWED BY MEMORYIN THE DIMPLE OF BEAUTY'S CHEEKTHE CAMP FIREMOTHERIN HEAVEN NO HEART STILL HEAVESST. PETER'S CATHEDRAL IN ROMEMY BUGLER BOYKAISER, BEWAREWOMAN, IN GERMANYO THOU PALE MOONTHE TIGERTO OUR BOYS "OVER THERE"THE PROFITEERSWHY THE STARS LAUGHPRAYER FOR WORLD PEACERELIGIONTHE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF SISTERS OF CHARITYWINIFRED HOLT, THE LIFESAVER OF THE BLINDA CHOICEALL LUMINARIES HAVE ONE TRENDLIFE TAKES MORNING HUES WITH THE ARTS OF PEACEU. S. SENATOR JAMES A. O'GORMAN AND THE STALWARTSMINISTER OF JUSTICE PALMER, A BASTILE BUILDERA SPECK, BUT NOT A STAIN, HARVARDSUPREME COURT JUSTICE CHARLES L. GUYREAR ADMIRAL SIMSSAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGONSonnetsFREEDOM, TRUTH AND BEAUTY← DEDICATIONTHE PROEM →