. A selection of posthumous poems. i t&rrJiprim AslV JfC AAJrAi^iL 4^*3*^™^ ^HjJL *>^ .?.:?..;?;. THE ISLAND OF BEAUTY. When Albions white cliffs first upheaved from the main,And her island was formed with its mountain and plain,The Genius of Beauty looked down from the skies,And saw that fair Island of Beauty the Genius declared as she soared through the air—Her men shall be brave, and her damsels be fair ! *Tis the Island of Beauty, and ever shall be ; It shall proudly withstand the wild waves of the sea, Though the billows may swell, and the tempest may roar, From the white cl
. A selection of posthumous poems. i t&rrJiprim AslV JfC AAJrAi^iL 4^*3*^™^ ^HjJL *>^ .?.:?..;?;. THE ISLAND OF BEAUTY. When Albions white cliffs first upheaved from the main,And her island was formed with its mountain and plain,The Genius of Beauty looked down from the skies,And saw that fair Island of Beauty the Genius declared as she soared through the air—Her men shall be brave, and her damsels be fair ! *Tis the Island of Beauty, and ever shall be ; It shall proudly withstand the wild waves of the sea, Though the billows may swell, and the tempest may roar, From the white cliffs of Dover, around the north shore. I m the angel of Albion, she is my care— Her men shall be brave, and her damsels be fair ! 58 ^ryg^^ r rf r t r •r~yr 4 THE ISLAND OF BEAUTY With woods I will cover my sweet sea-girt isle,Her valleys with foliage and verdure shall smile;Bright flowers shall spring up, clothed in loveliest dyes,Which in fragrance and beauty shall ope to the skies;J The corn in her valleys like billows shall wave— Her maids shall be lovely, her men shall be brave ! a
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