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Thursday, 1 October 2009
Poetry in Nineteenth Century Newspapers (4)
Birmingham Daily Post (Birmingham, England), Wednesday, February 24, 1858
On Hearing of the Introduction of Foreign Spies into Our Police Force
By H.Y.
Verses 8 and 9
In air a spirit midway stands,
Its voice falls on the wave;
In dark despair its outstretched hands
Are reaching far to save
From death the Queen of many lands
From wave to wave its voice is borne;
Salt tears from ocean flow;
A dry, a wailing tune forlorn
It echoes sadly low-
The crown is lost by Albion worn.
On Hearing of the Introduction of Foreign Spies into Our Police Force
By H.Y.
Verses 8 and 9
In air a spirit midway stands,
Its voice falls on the wave;
In dark despair its outstretched hands
Are reaching far to save
From death the Queen of many lands
From wave to wave its voice is borne;
Salt tears from ocean flow;
A dry, a wailing tune forlorn
It echoes sadly low-
The crown is lost by Albion worn.
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