CASABIANCA "Casabianca" is a poem by the English poet Felicia Dorothea Hemans, first published in The Monthly Magazine, Vol 2, August 1826.[1]
The poem starts: The boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead. It is written in ballad meter, rhyming abab. It is about the true story of a boy who was obedient enough to wait for his father's orders, not knowing that his father is no more alive. The poem commemorates an actual incident that occurred in 1798 during the Battle of the Nile aboard the French ship Orient. Giocante, the young son (his age is variously given as ten, twelve and thirteen) of commander Louis de Casabianca remained at his post and perished when the flames caused the ship's magazine to explode. young Casabianca refuses to desert his post without orders from his father. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though child-like form. The flames rolled on—he would not go Without his Father's word; That Father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard. With mast, and helm, and pennon fair, That well had borne their part— But the noblest thing which perished there Was that young, faithful heart! https://youtu.be/RIIB5ajAEMc Compiled by cnupne Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/A98FEF1E-029E-42D0-86A0-7A2546CC61F4%40gmail.com.
