WELCOME TO THE FLEET ODE COMPETITION.
SOME MORE INTERESTING POEMS. Zealandia welcomes thee, oh mighty, fleet! Her children haste, united, thee to greet. From many different countries they have sprung, Akin they are to thine in race and tongue. Accept their greetings in this country’s name, In tongues diverse, in sentiments, the same; The good old British “Welcome” thou wilt hear, And many a hearty, rousing British cheer. The Maoris ehant their “Haeremai” with glee, A sweet “Willkommen” Germans have for thee; “Cead mille fealthe” comes from the Irish heart, And “Bien venu” must also take its part. Through my Dominion, from the North’ to South, These words shall spoken be by every mouth: “Long live the noble fleet,” America’# pride; May good luck follow it, whate’r betide. One parting favour I would ask of thee, To keep my isles in pleasant memory. —MOIRA, j
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 9, 26 August 1908, Page 42
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145WELCOME TO THE FLEET ODE COMPETITION. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 9, 26 August 1908, Page 42
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