V.R. 1819–1901
Moments the mightiest pass uncalendared,And when the AbsoluteIn backward Time outgave the deedful wordWhereby all life is stirred:“Let one be born and throned whose mould shall constituteThe norm of every royal-reckoned attribute,”No mortal knew or heard.But in due days the purposed Life outshone—Serene, sagacious, free;—Her waxing seasons bloomed with deeds well done,And the world’s heart was won . . .Yet may the deed of hers most bright in eyes to beLie hid from ours—as in the All-One’s thought lay she—Till ripening years have run.
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