John Masefield: Right

John Masefield was English poet and writer. Explore interesting quotes on right.

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“From '41 to '51
I was my folk's contrary son;
I bit my father's hand right through
And broke my mother's heart in two.”

John Masefield The Everlasting Mercy

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The Everlasting Mercy (1919)

“Oh some are fond of Spanish wine, and some are fond of French,
And some’ll swallow tay and stuff fit only for a wench;
But I’m for right Jamaica till I roll beneath the bench,
Says the old bold mate of Henry Morgan.”

Ballads and Poems (1910), "Captain Stratton's Fancy"

“What have I done, or tried, or said
In thanks to that dear woman dead?
Men triumph over women still,
Men trample women's rights at will,
And man's lust roves the world untamed.
* * * *
O grave, keep shut lest I be shamed.”

Ballads and Poems (1910), " C. L. M. http://theotherpages.org/poems/masef01.html"