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"charles dickens is dead."
But well he knew the red blood ran
Alike in all our hearts and veins.
Alike in all our hearts and veins.
VIII.
And 'tis for this the nations weep
The genius which both worlds had spanned;
Star follows star, deep calls to deep—
Thou second Shakespeare of our land!
The genius which both worlds had spanned;
Star follows star, deep calls to deep—
Thou second Shakespeare of our land!
IX.
Thou art immortal in that tongue,
The speech of north and east and west,
Where spoken word and written song
Our race's Saxon rule attest.
The speech of north and east and west,
Where spoken word and written song
Our race's Saxon rule attest.
X.
Grey Abbey! open wide thy gate;
One treasure more we bring to thee,
In trust, supreme, inviolate,
Our love his immortality.
One treasure more we bring to thee,
In trust, supreme, inviolate,
Our love his immortality.
