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poems.
Earth has ne'er the spirit blest;
That 'mid heavenly joys should rest.
          Haste, haste away!




VICTORIA AT WESTMINSTER. SUGGESTED BY SULLY'S CELEBRATED PORTRAIT.
She sits on her ancestral seat, a crowned and jeweled queen,—
She of the young, unclouded brow, of mild and gracious mien;
While prelate, prince, and courtier bow at her imperial throne,
Their loyal fealty to pay, her regal right to own.

A gorgeous sight; for gathered there, a proud and princely band,
Are ranged the wise, the beautiful, the mighty of the land;
While wisdom, might, and beauty bend before their sovereign's feet,
To yield that homage of the heart, for youth and goodness meet.