HERBERT EDWARD PALMER
Thrones melted, kingdoms pass'd to the world's rim. But Ishmael scourged the lion in Paran land, And kept his faith with God. And he will reign.
��948 Woodworker's Ballad
L LL that is moulded of iron
Has lent to destruction and blood; But the things that are honour'd of Zion Are most of them made from wood.
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��Stone can be chisell'd to Beauty, And iron shines bright for Defence; But when Mother Earth pondcr'd her duty She brought forth the forest, from whence
Come tables, and chairs, and crosses, Little things that a hot fire warps, Old ships that the blue wave tosses, And fiddles for music, and harps;
Oak boards where the carved ferns mingle, Monks' shrines in the wilderness, Snug little huts in the dingle, All things that the sad poets bless.
King Arthur had a wood table;
And Our Lord blessed wood; for, you see,
He was born in a wooden stable,
And He died on a wooden tree;
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