Eight Henries, one Mary, One Elizabeth; Crowned and throned Kings and Queens Now lie still in death. Four Williams, one Stephen, Anne, Victoria, John: Sceptre and orb are laid aside; All are to quiet gone. And James and Charles, and Charles's sons -- They, too, have journeyed on. Three Richards, seven Edwards Their royal hour did thrive; They sleep with Georges one to four: And we praise God for five. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRIDE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER [SEPTEMBER 1, 1862] by GEORGE HENRY BOKER DEATH STANDS ABOVE ME by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ANNE RUTLEDGE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS VERSES FOR CHILDREN: CHRISTMAS TREE by ZEDA K. AILES THE LAY OF THE LOVER'S FRIEND by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN COMMENDATORY VERSES TO WILLIAM BROWNE'S 'BRITANNIA'S PASTORALS' by WILLIAM BASSE |