A PRIZE POEM.
Miss Joyo Eggevs, a pupil at Mjsi Butts's school, has been awarded ' a spocial prize for her poem on the Coronation bytho A'iotoi'ui league. ■ The pooui was set to music, which ras also oom- ■ pos?d by Miss Eggors, ,who is only 13' years of cge. . A POEM ON ENGLAND. Wliat shall wo give to our • Motherland, Who protects us day. by. day?. . ■ ... • Wo shall give her a willing and useful.. 1 band ' To keep all Iter tyrants away. . ■ t Wo shall givo her hearts that love her ..'. J > And those that aro bravo and truo. , , • Men of might and valour wo give, .. .'i Oh,- Motherland, to you, f Tnujjira w-c.leonif ? -^Jij,,iny r , IVMT |. i I^'om'lnaiVy.dis'UiuLidiids;.-.' You are welcome from your homestcads-i To England's silver sawls. •. Come, watch your Royal Sovereiga E'er his : burden ho doth take ■' ' . Of England's wide dominions . 3 For the British Umpire's sake. •. i . -JOYE EGGERS,. '
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1234, 16 September 1911, Page 10
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152A PRIZE POEM. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1234, 16 September 1911, Page 10
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