I To her beneath whose stedfast star From pole to pole in lusty play, Her English wander, forcing far Their world-ingathering way;— Outsoar the Cæsar's eagle flight, Outrun the Macedonian reign, Flash from the flamy Northern night Speech to the Austral main;— II To her whose patient eyes have seen Man's knowledge wax thro' ebb and flow, Till some have felt these bars between Wind of the Spirit blow;— Tho' some, heart-worn with doubt and strife Would bid the doomful thunder fall, Bind as with hands the cosmic Life, And dream the end of all;— III Beyond, beyond their wisdom's bound Thro' fairer realms the Queen shall roam, Till soul with soul the Wife hath found Her mystic-wedded home:— While her long-rumoured glories stir The blue tide's earth-engirdling wave, With love, with life, her Prince and her The All-Father shield and save! |