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“THIS EMPIRE'S CORONATION ROBES”
This Empire's Coronation robes
Should be the robes most bright
Of all the fabrics of all globes,
Most shot with sunset's light:
Should be the robes most bright
Of all the fabrics of all globes,
Most shot with sunset's light:
Most beautiful, and most inwrought
With wonder of all flowers;
Most pure and lovely from the thought
Of calm laborious hours:
With wonder of all flowers;
Most pure and lovely from the thought
Of calm laborious hours:
Most rich with glory of the dawn
And splendour of the rose;
White as the daisies of the lawn,
White as the mountain's snows:
And splendour of the rose;
White as the daisies of the lawn,
White as the mountain's snows:
The robes that woman's form shall wear
When, perfect, pure and grand,
She shines, the stars within her hair
And heaven within her hand.
When, perfect, pure and grand,
She shines, the stars within her hair
And heaven within her hand.
Feb. 15, 1902.
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