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QUEEN OF THE VALLEY by ROBERT SOUTHEY

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First Line: THOU ART BEAUTIFUL, QUEEN OF THE VALLEY
Last Line: QUEEN OF THE VALLEY.
Subject(s): BEAUTY; COURTS & COURTIERS;
THOU art beautiful, queen of the valley;
Thy walls, like silver, sparkle to the sun;
Melodious wave thy groves, thy garden-sweets enrich the pleasant air,
Upon the lake lie the long shadows of thy towers,
And high in heaven thy temple pyramids arise!
Long may'st thou flourish in thy beauty,
Long prosper beneath the righteous conqueror,
Who conquers to redeem.
Long years of peace and happiness await thy lord and thee,
Queen of the valley.



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