Tennyson. Extract from.

[Mostew]

2 Ring out a slowly dying cause,

And ancient forms of party strife;

Ring in the nobler modes of life,

With sweeter manners, purer laws.

3 Ring out old shapes of foul disease,

Ring out the narr'wing lust of gold;

Ring out the thousand wars of old,

Ring in the thousand years of peace.

4 Ring in the valiant man and free,

The larger heart, the kindlier hand;

Ring out the darkness of the land,

[GrowingVeg]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[tattybogle]

Nice find , and very apt.Thanks

When i lived in a valley we used to ring hand bells at new year, it was lovely....... but if i did it now i'd frighten the neighbours and the fire brigade......

[noquitter]

Nothing like a poet to express perfectly what the rest of us feel. Thanks for that.