Arthur Rimbaud dormeur du val

Some similarities with Robert Browning’s ‘Incident of the French Camp’: You know, we French stormed Ratisbon: A mile or so away On a little mound, Napoleon Stood on our storming-day; With neck out-thrust, you fancy how, Legs wide, arms locked behind, As if to balance the prone brow Oppressive with its mind. Just as perhaps he mused, “My plans That soar, to earth may fall, … Continue reading Arthur Rimbaud dormeur du val