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THE fMTfi PRINCE I&PERIAL.
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•h<q' [ H&»gixelh>Hl^beto«rfllee^"-i; ■ " ' ;i it'ls Afdreiihlefea fi-ancesof deepest rest~- r '■■ '"'• ]i And brave young awn* ar£ lolded now : r!< Upon a throblewmarble breast. s»r^*|n%hsmejtw th? lpiwKwlrt that »4i»k;d, J«*^e^**#»tl Rising for him o'er the wave; ,3- cJ n». when. h-i3Aeeds aL'd hi^ death are related^ 'Ashes to ashes,' and dust to r the grave. * fte giveth His.beloved^sleep,' *9''lShid charms them so with peace and love, 'lhat all the honours earth can bring, ''Witf'nfct one- moment from above.
Ifcajtf? hlttiTboihft- in thtm chill flftigers twinin S , The lily, althoiiffh it is Jaded and torn, Bear him away on hi* brow no crojvn shining, Save tljefbrjown hair o'er a youthful brow worn 'HegiveUi Hi« beloverf Heap,*' . • And sheds such light about the face, That living eyep ( ,tljr<wig|i^lisf'ning tears, They half \a ould worship that cold grace.
fOßutfl&ar him Wway/and m^^uf march''waken ' <] \n ,»,The loVeioi'a' cotmtry fickle and vain ; with.grief •« false bosom is shaken; ' & .•s?} vhat V* Wm n**w *Jl»er joy or her pain ?
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3306, 26 July 1879, Page 1
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171Select Poetry. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3306, 26 July 1879, Page 1
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