POETRY. FOOTBALL.
An English sport I—though1 — though falr&ealandjd boasts Her crowning •jtrium'ph.s,; % for can "there be found - , "• A township named \vithiii her rugged coasts Wherein this much-loved gaihe "doth not abound ? , , j. - ; The veriest paddoctc isas rlassic ground; Dear as the famous spotß of olden dnys. Where mighty Ri m.m sought the victor's bays, Ur glorious Green. ; and where the thrilling sound •-• j Of acclamation vied with Beauty's praiso In peerless smiles. And, oli ! n\y brothers here ' Long may ydn cliu<? with mei'itorious pride 'lo this grand sport, in ppite ot &<>n.c \\ho mk cr And. prate pf (longer. Was therp yo> a sport jFx'om this one element entirely free 1 L6t Koinan amphiUieatres decide, iwi" 10 ol . Vlll Pio," eontebtb. Shanie on those who carp and jest in on. unouiucd repose In iheir indillerenco or antipathy ! July 23rd, VS& _ A.W.Hvk«v.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 390, 3 August 1889, Page 3
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141POETRY. FOOTBALL. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 390, 3 August 1889, Page 3
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