Tom Kratman brings this poem to my attention today. The background is rather interesting. The poet, Patrick Pearse, was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. He was executed following the uprising and apparently came to represent the rebellion.
The Rebel http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Rebel_(Pearse)
Here's a personal favorite.
Horatius by Thomas Babington Macaulay http://www.englishverse.com/poems/horatius
As a final offering, something truly classic and entertaining.
Scotch Drink by Robert Burns http://www.online-literature.com/robert-burns/2369/
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