Thomas Campbell ( 10 of 46 )
To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die.
To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die.
Britannia needs no bulwarks
No towers along the steep;
Her march is o'er the mountain wave,
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Britannia needs no bulwarks
No towers along the steep;
Her march is o'er the mountain wave,
Her home is on the deep.
But, said as angels for the good man's sin,
Weep to record, and blush to give it in.
But, said as angels for the good man's sin,
Weep to record, and blush to give it in.
For Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile.
For Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile.
His faithful dog salutes the smiling guest.
His faithful dog salutes the smiling guest.
O star-eyed Science, hast thou wander'd there,
To waft us home the message of despair?
O star-eyed Science, hast thou wander'd there,
To waft us home the message of despair?
Who hath not own'd, with rapture-smitten frame,
The power of grace, the magic of a name.
Who hath not own'd, with rapture-smitten frame,
The power of grace, the magic of a name.
A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.
A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.
He scorn'd his own, who felt another's woe.
He scorn'd his own, who felt another's woe.
When the stormy winds do blow;
When the battle rages loud and long,
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When the stormy winds do blow;
When the battle rages loud and long,
And the stormy winds do blow.
