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XXII. ARCHBISHOP GRINDAL,
FOUNDER OF SAINT BEES GRAMMAR SCHOOL 1587.
No wonder, nursed in such a breezy home,Betwixt the rosy headland in the west
And Cumbria's treeless wild, that to thy breast
Great thoughts, and free as ocean air, should come.
Thou saw'st heaven's light beyond the darkening foam
That held thee exile, and didst well attest
How God can crown a life, though dispossessed
Of royal favour and the smiles of Rome.
Still may we hear from courtly Spenser's lips
Of Algrind's life, the gentle and the wise,
And they who pass Saint Bega's shrine may name
Thee, bold for conscience' sake to welcome shame,
Thee with thine ample forehead, those mild eyes
That outfaced queens and suffered sad eclipse.
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