The Collected Songs of Charles Mackay With Illustrations by John Gilbert |
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THE BARD'S RECOMPENSE:—DEAD. |
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THE BARD'S RECOMPENSE:—DEAD.
I
The Great King scorn'd the poetA hundred years ago,
And the man of might despised him,
And the Sage refused to know;
And Beauty, clad in purple,
Had not a smile to throw
On one so poor and humble,
Singing his joy and woe.
II
But the Great King's crown is shatter'd,The Captain's sword is rust,
The worm is in Beauty's roses,
And the Sage lies low in dust;
And they're all of them forgotten,
Save by their God;—we trust!
But the Song and the Singer flourish
In the memory of the just.
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