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Captain Sword and Captain Pen: A Poem

Captain Sword and Captain Pen: A Poem

By: Leigh Hunt
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This Poem is the result of a sense of duty, which has taken the Author from quieter studies during a great public crisis. He obeyed the impulse with joy, because it took the shape of verse; but with more pain, on some accounts, than he chooses to express. However, he has done what he conceived himself bound to do; and if every zealous lover of his species were to express his feelings in like manner, to the best of his ability, individual opinions, little in themselves, would soon amount to an overwhelming authority, and hasten the day of reason and beneficence. - Summary by AdvertisementCopyright Poetry Genre Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Literary History & Criticism
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  • Captain Sword and Captain Pen A Poem - Leigh Hunt

    Captain Sword and Captain Pen A Poem - Leigh Hunt
    Jun 18 2026
    This Poem is the result of a sense of duty, which has taken the Author from quieter studies during a great public crisis. He obeyed the impulse with joy, because it took the shape of verse; but with more pain, on some accounts, than he chooses to express. However, he has done what he conceived himself bound to do; and if every zealous lover of his species were to express his feelings in like manner, to the best of his ability, individual opinions, little in themselves, would soon amount to an overwhelming authority, and hasten the day of reason and beneficence. - Summary by Advertisement
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