Lines on the King’s Coronation.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue VIII, 23 August 1902, Page 491

Lines on the King’s Coronation.

From the mighty lands of the Pacific, From the Faithful Corner of the West, From the land which suffered War terrific, From India’s splendours, and the Isles at rest, TLhre comes a shout, harmonious and free, Of homage, King and Emperor, to thee. Second to none of all thy kindly line, Thou are the first to wl»n the dearest fame; For when in days to come thy glories shine, Edward the well beloved will be thy name, Because thy many millions found hi thee The large benevolence of sympathy. The past has given thee thy royal dower; The Saxon’s wisdom, and the Norman’s skill, Plantagenet’s resolve, and Tudor’s power, The Stuart’s courtliness, and Brunswick’s will. All meet and blend In thee, to thee alone, The fteart of gold, O King, which Is thine own. WILMOT GLANVILLE. Topsham, England.