To England.
Men deemed thee fallen, did they P^illen like Rome, .. - Coiled in thyself to foil a Vandal throng: Rot wholly shorn of strength, but vainly strong; Weaned from thy fame by a too happy home, Scanning the ridges of thy,teeming.loam, Counting thy flocks; humming thy harvest song— Callous, because thyself secure Igainst wrong, Behind the impassable fences of the foam! The dupes! Thou, dost but stand erect, and lo! The nations cluster round thee; while the horde • • Of wolfish backs slouch homeward to their i enow. •'..,' Thou, midst thy sheaves in peaceful season, .stored, r .,.,, Towe'rest supreme, victor without a blow, Smiling leaning on thy undrawn sword ! ASFBSD AUSTIN. —The World. " , ..
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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2950, 30 July 1878, Page 2
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112To England. Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2950, 30 July 1878, Page 2
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