ENGLAND'S GREATNESS.
In May, 1819, Sharon Turner, tbe_ grea 1 !; British historian, in writing to I. Disraeli, the father of Lord Beaconsfield, says : — •' Though rival nations bond their caper breasts, In tranquil majesty, Britannia Teats Firm on her rock of capital and skill; And eyes, unmoved, the cumulating will.
Oar commerce, libo our empire, is the growth Of ages, and grows on, however loath. Or zealous, all surrounding states may be To forcotho groat magician from the sea. Our trade can havo no Umit but the world, Where'er man breathes, our bales will be unfurled. " Columbia, too, may winnow the free air, Yet can but have the younger r-rother's share, Unless, abandoning the *mart 3 of hope, Too stern-eyed policy defeat our scope." * Colonies.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6829, 6 October 1883, Page 3
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