ORIGINAL POETRY.
LINES TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLES DICKENS. With sorrowing hearts we lay than down to rest, Amongst tho great and good thy memory blest, Thy fame far-wafted on the wings of time, And genius’ sons bow low before thy shrine. Peace to thy soul !• thy deeds of love shall shine Brighter than rabies in the crown divine ; Thy name to future ages handed down, Our youths shall emulate thy great renown. A nation’s tears he thino— a nation’s praise ; Thy works for thee a monument shall raise That shall endure, still faithful to their trust, When we, like thee, are mould’ring with the dust. No servile flatterer to pomp and power, Thy pen oft wielded to redress the poor ; The follies of mankind, their virtues too, Impartially by thee were brought to view. Rest thou iu peace and hope, until the day When thou art called to bear a crown away That fadeth not, as earthly laurels fade, But is only worn to bear a brighter shade. M.E.H. Ballarat, August 22, 1870.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume 1, Issue 46, 28 September 1870, Page 6
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174ORIGINAL POETRY. Cromwell Argus, Volume 1, Issue 46, 28 September 1870, Page 6
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