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stem and falls at the Emperor's feet。 

     ;Very well。      I go。;    Where�      �Does it matter�拭     �There is no sword to 



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clatter。   Nothing   but   soft   brushing   gravel   and   a   gate   which   shuts   with   a 

click。 

     ;Quick�察�fellow�察�don't spare your horses。; 

     A whip cracks�察�wheels turn�察�why burn one's eyes following a fleck of 

dust。 

                                                 VII 

     Over the slate roof tall clouds�察�like ships of the line�察�pass along the sky。 

The   glass´houses   glitter   splotchily�察  �for   many   of   their   lights   are   broken。 

Roses bloom�察�fiery cinders quenching under damp weeds。                   Wreckage and 

misery�察�and a trailing of petty deeds smearing over old recollections。 

     The musty rooms are empty and their shutters are closed�察�only in the 

gallery there is a stuffed black swan�察�covered with dust。             When you touch 

it�察�the feathers come off and float softly to the ground。             Through a chink 

in the shutters�察�one can see the stately clouds crossing the sky toward the 

Roman arches of the Marly Aqueduct。 



                                    The Hammers 



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                                 Frindsbury�察�Kent�察�1786 

     Bang�   �Bang�   �Tap�   �Tap´a´tap�      �Rap� �All   through   the   lead   and   silver 

Winter days�察�All through the copper of Autumn hazes。 Tap to the red rising 

sun�察�Tap to the purple setting sun。 Four years pass before the job is done。 

Two   thousand   oak   trees   grown   and   felled�察 �Two   thousand   oaks   from   the 

hedgerows of the Weald�察�Sussex had yielded two thousand oaks With huge 

boles Round which the tape rolls Thirty mortal feet�察�say the village folks。 

Two hundred loads of elm and Scottish fir�察�Planking from Dantzig。 My� �

What timber goes into a ship� �Tap�            �Tap� �Two years they have seasoned 

her   ribs  on   the  ways�察   �Tapping�察   �tapping。   You   can   hear�察 �though    there's 

nothing where you gaze。 Through the fog down the reaches of the river�察�

The   tapping   goes   on   like   heart´beats   in   a   fever。  The   church´bells   chime 

Hours and hours�察�Dropping days in showers。 Bang�                  �Rap�     �Tap� �Go the 

hammers all the time。 They have planked up her timbers And the nails are 



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driven to the head�察�They have decked her over�察�And again�察�and again。 The 

shoring´up beams shudder at the strain。 Black and blue breeches�察�Pigtails 

bound     and   shining�此   �Like   ants   crawling    about�察  �The   hull   swarms     with 

carpenters�察�running in   and out。 Joiners�察  �calkers�察�And they  are all terrible 

talkers。 Jem Wilson has been to sea and he tells some wonderful tales Of 

whales�察  �and   spice   islands�察�And   pirates   off   the   Barbary   coast。   He   boasts 

magnificently�察  �with   his   mouth   full   of   nails。   Stephen   Pibold   has   a   tenor 

voice�察   �He   shifts  his   quid   of  tobacco    and   sings�此        �The     second    in 

command was blear´eyed Ned�此                       �While the surgeon his limb was 

a´lopping�察            �A     nine´pounder      came    and    smack     went    his   head�察�

Pull away�察�pull away�察�pull away�           �I say�察             �Rare news for my Meg 

of Wapping� ─�Every Sunday People come in crowds ��After church´time�察�of 

course�� In curricles�察�and gigs�察�and wagons�察�And some have brought cold 

chicken and flagons Of wine�察�And beer in stoppered jugs。 ;Dear�                     �Dear� �

But I tell 'ee 'twill be a fine ship。 There's none finer in any of the slips at 

Chatham。; 

     The third Summer's roses have started in to blow�察�When the fine stern 

carving is begun。 Flutings�察�and twinings�察�and long slow swirls�察�Bits of deal 

shaved away to thin spiral curls。 Tap�            �Tap�    �A cornucopia is nailed into 

place。 Rap´a´tap�        �They are putting up a railing filigreed like Irish lace。 

The Three Town's people never saw such grace。 And the paint on it�                     �The 

richest gold leaf� �Why�察 �the   glitter   when the   sun is shining   passes   belief。 

And   that   row   of   glass   windows   tipped   toward   the   sky   Are   rubies   and 

carbuncles when the day is dry。 Oh�察�my�               �Oh�察�my� �They have coppered 

up    the  bottom�察   �And    the  copper    nails  Stand    about   and   sparkle   in  big 

wooden   pails。   Bang�       �Clash�     �Bang�           �And   he   swigg'd�察  �and   Nick 

swigg'd�察             �And Ben swigg'd�察�and Dick swigg'd�察                 �And I swigg'd�察�

and all of us swigg'd it�察               �And swore there was nothing like grog。; 

It seems   they  sing�察 �Even though   coppering   is   not an   easy  thing。 What   a 

splendid specimen of humanity is a true British workman�察�Say the people 

of the Three Towns�察�As they walk about the dockyard To the sound of the 

evening   church´bells。 And   so   artistic�察  �too�察  �each   one   tells   his   neighbour。 

What immense taste and labour� �Miss Jessie Prime�察�in a pink silk bonnet�察�

Titters with delight as her eyes fall upon it�察�When she steps lightly down 



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from Lawyer Green's whisky�察�Such amazing beauty makes one feel frisky�察�

She explains。 Mr。 Nichols says he is delighted ��He is the firm���察�His work is 

all requited If Miss Jessie can approve。 Miss Jessie answers that the ship is 

;a love;。 The sides are yellow as marigold�察�The port´lids are red when the 

ports are up�此�Blood´red squares like an even chequer Of yellow asters and 

portulaca。 There is a wide ;black strake; at the waterline And above is a 

blue like the sky when the weather is fine。 The inner bulwarks are painted 

red。 ;Why�拭─�asks Miss Jessie。           ;'Tis a horrid note。; Mr。 Nichols clears his 

throat�察�And   tells   her   the   launching   day   is   set。   He   says�察   �Be   careful�察  �the 

paint is   wet。;   But Miss Jessie has touched   it�察 �her sprigged   muslin   gown 

Has a blood´red streak from the shoulder down。 ;It looks like blood�察─�says 

Miss Jessie with a frown。 

     Tap�     �Tap�    �Rap� �An October day�察�with waves running in blue´white 

lines and a capful of wind。 Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the 

masts   will   be�此  �Royal   Standard   at   the   main�察  �Admiralty   flag   at   the   fore�察�

Union   Jack   at   the   mizzen。   The   hammers   tap   harder�察  �faster�察  �They   must 

finish by noon。 The last nail is driven。 But the wind has increased to half a 

gale�察�And the ship shakes and quivers upon the ways。 The Commissioner 

of   Chatham  Dockyard   is   coming   In   his   ten´oared   barge   from  the   King's 

Stairs�察�The Marine's band will play ;God Save Great George Our King;�察�

And there is to be a dinner afterwards at the Crown�察�with speeches。 The 

wind screeches�察�and flaps the flags till they pound like hammers。 The wind 

hums over the ship�察�And slips round the dog´shores�察�Jostling them almost 

to   falling。  There   is   no   time   now   to   wait   for   Commissioners   and   marine 

bands。 Mr。 Nichols has a bottle of port in his hands。 He leans over�察�holding 

his   hat�察  �and   shouts    to  the  men    below�此    �Let   her   go� ─  �Bang�     �Bang� �

Pound� �The dog´shores   fall to   the ground�察�And the ship   slides down   the 

greased planking。 A splintering of glass�察�And port wine   running all over 

the   white   and   copper   stem   timbers。   ;Success   to   his   Majesty's   ship�察  �the 

Bellerophon� ─      �And     the  red   wine    washes     away    in  the   waters    of  the 

Medway。 

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