English Roses by F. Harald Williams [i.e. F. W. O. Ward] |
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THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE. |
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THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE.
Strong Devonshire, thy calm and equal mindEmbraces each great question's tangled knot
Which bares to thee the burden of its plot
And hidden powers, when others all are blind;
No fleeting splendour hides the fatal spot,
A witness to its false unworthy kind,
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And looks before our pathway and behind.
Among the wavering thou unwavering art,
A pillar of this English earth and sky
And precious Truth that never passes by;
For statesmanship lies human in thy heart,
And of our glory thou a living part
Dost build the Empire broad on Liberty.
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