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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:A WELCOME TO STANLEY. How shall we bring the weary traveller home? Not with the roll of drum and trumpet's blare Nor pomp of indefatigable bells, For he has said so many sad farewells. He comes not flushed from war, but worn with care; He went not forth to conquer but-to save; And though from half a Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:A WELCOME TO STANLEY. How shall we bring the weary traveller home? Not with the roll of drum and trumpet's blare Nor pomp of indefatigable bells, For he has said so many sad farewells. He comes not flushed from war, but worn with care; He went not forth to conquer but-to save; And though from half a world he hath removed The cloud of death and darkness, those he loved Lie far in some unvisitable grave: Wherefore let England now go forth to meet him With hands outstretched, and silent-eye to eye, Because the heart is full and tears are by. So let our England greet him, And bring the long lost weary wanderer home. But let the harp in tender accent ring! For he was nursed among the woods and vales That never have forgot the bardic days, Since Kentigern, the exile, to God's praise Poured out the psalm upon the hills of Wales. And haply he, the little shepherd, strolled By Elgy's stream that nourished Asa's care- His hall of learning and his home of prayer. 1 Who knows how much of those stout hearts of old Breathed from the ground, and made the child the Fearless, unflinching, feeling Heaven could bend Its purpose to th' inalienable end Of resolution's plan. Wherefore the harp in tender tone shall ring. Bid East and West go meet him at the shore! Morn, noon, or night! for he hath mighty friends! The sun his mate in tropic lands was made, And for the woe of that weird forest's shade On him the daystar lovingly attends. Or, if he come at midnight's silver noon, His hair as white as Dian's, she will throw Upon his head the glory of her snow, 1 H.M. Stanley, born near Denbigh, was educated in a school at St. Asaph. The magic of the mountains of the moon. But should he homeward steer when for his rest The dark falls down abo. Books, History~~General, Poems-Ballads-and-Bucolics~~Hardwicke-Drummond-Rawnsley, 999999999, Poems, Ballads, And Bucolics, Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley, 0554722275, BiblioBazaar, , , , , BiblioBazaar<

ISBN: 9780554722276

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:A WE… More...

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:A WELCOME TO STANLEY. How shall we bring the weary traveller home? Not with the roll of drum and trumpet's blare Nor pomp of indefatigable bells, For he has said so many sad farewells. He comes not flushed from war, but worn with care; He went not forth to conquer but-to save; And though from half a world he hath removed The cloud of death and darkness, those he loved Lie far in some unvisitable grave: Wherefore let England now go forth to meet him With hands outstretched, and silent-eye to eye, Because the heart is full and tears are by. So let our England greet him, And bring the long lost weary wanderer home. But let the harp in tender accent ring! For he was nursed among the woods and vales That never have forgot the bardic days, Since Kentigern, the exile, to God's praise Poured out the psalm upon the hills of Wales. And haply he, the little shepherd, strolled By Elgy's stream that nourished Asa's care- His hall of learning and his home of prayer. 1 Who knows how much of those stout hearts of old Breathed from the ground, and made the child the Fearless, unflinching, feeling Heaven could bend Its purpose to th' inalienable end Of resolution's plan. Wherefore the harp in tender tone shall ring. Bid East and West go meet him at the shore! Morn, noon, or night! for he hath mighty friends! The sun his mate in tropic lands was made, And for the woe of that weird forest's shade On him the daystar lovingly attends. Or, if he come at midnight's silver noon, His hair as white as Dian's, she will throw Upon his head the glory of her snow, 1 H.M. Stanley, born near Denbigh, was educated in a school at St. Asaph. The magic of the mountains of the moon. But should he homeward steer when for his rest The dark falls down abo. Books History~~General Poems-Ballads-and-Bucolics~~Hardwicke-Drummond-Rawnsley BiblioBazaar This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.<

ISBN: 9780554722276

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley, Books, History, Poems, Ballads, and Bucolics Books>History This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.<