The Queen
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Revered, beloved O you that hold
A nobler office upon earth
Than arms, or power of brain, or birth
Could give the warrior kings of old,
Victoria, since your Royal grace
To one of less desert allows
This laurel greener from the brows
Of him that utter'd nothing base;
And should your greatness, and the care
That yokes with empire, yield you time
To make demand of modern rhyme
If aught of ancient worth be there;
Then while a sweeter music wakes,
And thro' wild March the throstle calls,
Where all about your palace-walls
The sun-lit almond-blossom shakes
Take, Madam, this poor book of song;
For tho' the faults were thick as dust
In vacant chambers, I could trust
Your kindness. May you rule us long.
And leave us rulers of your blood
As noble till the latest day!
May children of our children say,
"She wrought her people lasting good;
A nobler office upon earth
Than arms, or power of brain, or birth
Could give the warrior kings of old,
Victoria, since your Royal grace
To one of less desert allows
This laurel greener from the brows
Of him that utter'd nothing base;
And should your greatness, and the care
That yokes with empire, yield you time
To make demand of modern rhyme
If aught of ancient worth be there;
Then while a sweeter music wakes,
And thro' wild March the throstle calls,
Where all about your palace-walls
The sun-lit almond-blossom shakes
Take, Madam, this poor book of song;
For tho' the faults were thick as dust
In vacant chambers, I could trust
Your kindness. May you rule us long.
And leave us rulers of your blood
As noble till the latest day!
May children of our children say,
"She wrought her people lasting good;
"Her court was pure; her life serene;
God gave her peace; her land reposed;
A thousand claims to reverence closed
In her as Mother, Wife and Queen;
"And statesmen at her council met
Who knew the seasons, when to take
Occasion by the hand, and make
The bounds of freedom wider yet
"By shaping some august decree,
Which kept her throne unshaken still,
Broad-based upon her people's will,
And compass'd by the inviolate sea."
God gave her peace; her land reposed;
A thousand claims to reverence closed
In her as Mother, Wife and Queen;
"And statesmen at her council met
Who knew the seasons, when to take
Occasion by the hand, and make
The bounds of freedom wider yet
"By shaping some august decree,
Which kept her throne unshaken still,
Broad-based upon her people's will,
And compass'd by the inviolate sea."
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- 1.The Queen
- 2.Claribel
- 3.Lilian
- 4.Isabel
- 5.Mariana
- 7.Madeline
- 12.Adeline
- 13.A Character
- 14.The Sea-Fairies
- 16.The Dying Swan
- 17.A dirge
- 19.Circumstance
- 20.The Merman
- 21.The Mermaid
- 24.Eleänore
- 26.Fatima
- 27.OEnone
- 28.The Sisters
- 32.The May Queen
- 33.New Year’s Eve
- 34.Conclusion
- 35.The Lotos Eaters
- 36.Margaret
- 37.The Blackbird
- 39.To J. S.
- 43.The Goose
- 44.The Epic
- 45.Morte d’Arthur
- 47.Dora
- 48.Audley Court
- 52.The Talking Oak
- 53.Love and Duty
- 54.The Golden Year
- 55.Locksley Hall
- 56.Godiva
- 57.The Two Voices
- 60.The Revival
- 61.The Departure
- 62.L’Envoi
- 63.Amphion
- 64.St. Agnes
- 65.Sir Galahad
- 66.Edward Grey
- 68.To E. L.
- 69.Lady Clare
- 72.A Farewell
- 73.The Beggar Maid
- 76.The Eagle
- 79.The Poet’s Song
- 80.Elegiacs
- 87.Nothing Will Die
- 89.Hero to Leander
- 90.The Mystic
- 91.The Grasshopper
- 94.Lost Hope
- 96.Love and Sorrow
- 102.Love
- 103.The Kraken
- 104.English War Song
- 105.National Song
- 106.Dualisms
- 107.We are Free
- 110.Buonoparte
- 112.The Hesperides
- 114.Rosalind
- 116.Kate
- 118.Poland
- 120.O Darling Room
- 121.To Christopher North
- 122.The Skipping Rope
- 123.Timbuctoo
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