Poems; original and translated by Charles Rann Kennedy ... and Two Poems by the Rev. Rann Kennedy. New Edition. By Charles Rann Kennedy |
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ENGLAND'S GLORY. |
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ENGLAND'S GLORY.
1842.
Intent I sat on England's storied page,
Deep musing on the glorious tales it told,
When to my sight, as thro' a mist unroll'd,
Appear'd the mighty of a bygone age,
Moving like spectres on a magic stage,
That gave in long succession to behold
Princes and starred peers and warriors bold,
And many a hoary statesman, bard and sage.
And one of godlike mien stood near the while,
Methought he seem'd the Genius of our isle;
And as each group advanced, triumphantly
He waved his hand and hail'd them with a smile;
And I could read in his majestic eye
The promise of a bright futurity.
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