OVER THE TASMAN SEA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2730, 11 July 1906, Page 79

OVER THE TASMAN SEA.

Old lands of long twilight, With shadows that whisper; Young lands of the palm- reef, And winged, curving dart; Ye woo me, ye win me, Yet hear my allegiance:' New Zealand, New Zealand, Lies nearest my heart.

Of all the rare jewels lliat flash Britain's glory In cestus of empire, That seas cannot part. This smallest gem shines, Like a star in her story: New Zealand, New Zealand, Lies nearest my heart.

Bound fast by the ocean, That circles her islands, Held under the spell Of her forests apart: My badge the red rata That blooms on her highlands-* Kew Zealand, New Zealand, Lies nearest my heart. — RoSLTIt Auckland, June, 1906.

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