THE COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
A FATEFUL MONDAY. Mr. Alfred Notes contributed a patriotic poem, dealing with the Colonial Confer-1 once, to the London Standard of April 15, the Conference having opened on that day. Here are the first and last verses — Choose thou tJlis clay! The glory of thy name Shall make new nations. Like a plenteous vine. Peace, honour, love shall grow to thee, thy fame Challenge the unyoked stars and make them thine! And wheresoever the high sun shall shine. Thou. like a mountain cedar, shalt expand Thy branches, and take root in every land! Yea. the whole world shall And its heart in thee. If thou wilt heat -us. Mother, and under- ' stand! If thou wilt speak one word across the sea. The hour is passing, England, and they come . Thy children, and they linger in thy gate! The hour is passing! Is thy heart still dumb? Wilt thou not answer? For the hour grows late. Take up the load of thy tremendous fate And it shall turn to a glory like a star. And it shall blind the beaten lace of war, And in that light all nations shall he tree! Speak! Unborn ages cry to thee afar. , Speak with the world-wide voice of thine ' own sea! J
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13453, 1 June 1907, Page 1 (Supplement)
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