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Rich in saving common-sense,
And, as the greatest only are,
In his simplicity sublime.
Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington (1852)
That tower of strength
Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew.
Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington (1852)
For this is England's greatest son,
He that gained a hundred fights,
And never lost an English gun.
Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington (1852)
Yea, let all good things await
Him who cares not to be great
But as he saves or serves the state.
Not once or twice in our rough island-story
The path of duty was the way to glory.
Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington (1852)
Speak no more of his renown,
Lay your earthly fancies down,
And in the vast cathedral leave him,
God accept him, Christ receive him!
Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington (1852)
Lead out the pageant: sad and slow,
As fits an universal woe,
Let the long, long procession go,
And let the sorrowing crowd about it grow,
And let the mournful martial music blow;
The last great Englishman is low.
Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington (1852)
Bury the Great Duke
With an empire's lamentation;
Let us bury the Great Duke
To the noise of the mourning of a mighty nation;
Mourning when their leaders fall,
Warriors carry the warrior's pall,
And sorrow darkens hamlet and hall.
Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington (1852)