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	== An Alpine Walk ==		== An Alpine Walk ==

	Underneath the peaks of snow,~~<br />~~		<poem>
	On the edge of nature's glacis,~~<br />~~		Underneath the peaks of snow,
	Where the torrent far below~~<br />~~		On the edge of nature's glacis,
	Ever rants, and roars and races,~~<br />~~		Where the torrent far below
	And a man with just one slip~~<br />~~		Ever rants, and roars and races,
	May come down a thousand paces;~~<br />~~		And a man with just one slip
	So we walked from Engelberg~~<br />~~		May come down a thousand paces;
			So we walked from Engelberg
	With the breeze upon our faces.		With the breeze upon our faces.

			And we talked of many things
	And we talked of many things~~<br />~~		As we tramped through that oasis;
	As we tramped through that oasis;~~<br />~~		Of republics and of kings,
	Of republics and of kings,~~<br />~~		Of religion and its basis,
	Of religion and its basis,~~<br />~~		Of the patience of the poor,
	Of the patience of the poor,~~<br />~~		Of the evil in high places,
	Of the evil in high places,~~<br />~~		So we walked from Engelberg
	So we walked from Engelberg~~<br />~~
	With the breeze upon our faces.		With the breeze upon our faces.

			Then we spoke of England, too,
	Then we spoke of England, too,~~<br />~~		And the Anglo-Celtic races,
	And the Anglo-Celtic races,~~<br />~~		Also of the landlord crew
	Also of the landlord crew~~<br />~~		And our law and its disgraces,
	And our law and its disgraces,~~<br />~~		With the selfishness of man
	With the selfishness of man~~<br />~~		Which has left such evil traces;
	Which has left such evil traces;~~<br />~~		So we walked from Engelberg
	So we walked from Engelberg~~<br />~~
	With the wind upon our faces.		With the wind upon our faces.

			And of grim Carlyle we spoke,
	And of grim Carlyle we spoke,~~<br />~~		And of Froude's much argued cases,
	And of Froude's much argued cases,~~<br />~~		How about the merest joke
	How about the merest joke~~<br />~~		He would pull the longest faces;
	He would pull the longest faces;~~<br />~~		And of Madame, too, we talked,
	And of Madame, too, we talked,~~<br />~~		Of her temper and her graces;
	Of her temper and her graces;~~<br />~~		So we walked from Engelberg
	So we walked from Engelberg~~<br />~~
	With the wind upon our faces.		With the wind upon our faces.

			Spoke of Kipling - his command
	Spoke of Kipling - his command~~<br />~~		Over life in all its phases,
	Over life in all its phases,~~<br />~~		How he held within his hand
	How he held within his hand~~<br />~~		All the cards from kings to aces.
	All the cards from kings to aces.~~<br />~~		Passing swift from passion's frown
	Passing swift from passion's frown~~<br />~~		Back to comedy's grimaces:
	Back to comedy's grimaces:~~<br />~~		So we walked from Engelberg
	So we walked from Engelberg~~<br />~~
	With the wind upon our faces.		With the wind upon our faces.

			Well, it was a pleasant talk.
	Well, it was a pleasant talk.~~<br />~~		And perhaps in duller places
	And perhaps in duller places~~<br />~~		We may recollect that walk,
	We may recollect that walk,~~<br />~~		When with tightly fastened laces,
	When with tightly fastened laces,~~<br />~~		With our Alpenstocks in hand,
	With our Alpenstocks in hand,~~<br />~~		In that air which stirs and braces,
	In that air which stirs and braces,~~<br />~~		We three came from Engelberg
	We three came from Engelberg~~<br />~~
	With the wind upon our faces.		With the wind upon our faces.
			</poem>

TCDE-Team at 14:04, 20 August 2024

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[[File:the-independent-1893-12-14-p1-an-alpine-walk.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[The Independent]] (14 december 1894, p. 1)]]

[[File:the-young-man-1894-01-p15-an-alpine-walk.jpg|thumb|400px|right|[[The Young Man]] (january 1894, p. 15)]]

''An Alpine Walk'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published in the [[The Independent]] on 14 december 1893.

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== Editions ==

* in ''[[The Independent]]'' (14 december 1893 [US])
* in ''[[The Young Man]]'' (january 1894 [UK])
* in ''[[The Auckland Star]]'' (24 march 1894 [US])
* in ''[[The Independent]]'' (10 december 1908 [US])

== An Alpine Walk ==

Underneath the peaks of snow, 
On the edge of nature's glacis, 
Where the torrent far below 
Ever rants, and roars and races, 
And a man with just one slip 
May come down a thousand paces; 
So we walked from Engelberg 
With the breeze upon our faces.

And we talked of many things 
As we tramped through that oasis; 
Of republics and of kings, 
Of religion and its basis, 
Of the patience of the poor, 
Of the evil in high places, 
So we walked from Engelberg 
With the breeze upon our faces.

Then we spoke of England, too, 
And the Anglo-Celtic races, 
Also of the landlord crew 
And our law and its disgraces, 
With the selfishness of man 
Which has left such evil traces; 
So we walked from Engelberg 
With the wind upon our faces.

And of grim Carlyle we spoke, 
And of Froude's much argued cases, 
How about the merest joke 
He would pull the longest faces; 
And of Madame, too, we talked, 
Of her temper and her graces; 
So we walked from Engelberg 
With the wind upon our faces.

Spoke of Kipling - his command 
Over life in all its phases, 
How he held within his hand 
All the cards from kings to aces. 
Passing swift from passion's frown 
Back to comedy's grimaces: 
So we walked from Engelberg 
With the wind upon our faces.

Well, it was a pleasant talk. 
And perhaps in duller places 
We may recollect that walk, 
When with tightly fastened laces, 
With our Alpenstocks in hand, 
In that air which stirs and braces, 
We three came from Engelberg 
With the wind upon our faces.

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* [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:Complete Works|Back to Complete Works]]
* [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Back to Conan Doyle]]

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