. Fire and air . The golden rays of the noonday sun Break through the roseate glass oer the tombAnd scatter a rainbow of heavens own bloomOer flowers of thought, and laurels won,Oer poet and dreamer shrouded in stone. There Guinevere decks Alfreds brows, And Little Nell strews Charles with flowers, There Pippa sings where Browning sleeps; Fair Constance for Sir Walter weeps; Evangeline her poet raises, And Prospero speaks Shakespeares praises. Tomb of the Great! Immortal Pile!Here sleeps the glory of the (Qllt&itx — To D. Davies, Esq., of Chester 2jtfc% ITH silvry arm the river Dee Enfo
. Fire and air . The golden rays of the noonday sun Break through the roseate glass oer the tombAnd scatter a rainbow of heavens own bloomOer flowers of thought, and laurels won,Oer poet and dreamer shrouded in stone. There Guinevere decks Alfreds brows, And Little Nell strews Charles with flowers, There Pippa sings where Browning sleeps; Fair Constance for Sir Walter weeps; Evangeline her poet raises, And Prospero speaks Shakespeares praises. Tomb of the Great! Immortal Pile!Here sleeps the glory of the (Qllt&itx — To D. Davies, Esq., of Chester 2jtfc% ITH silvry arm the river Dee Enfolds thee, quaint old Chester;Would that my arm could circle thee,And hold thee to me, Chester,Age hath its sweet captivity,Dear ancient city, Chester;Thy charms are ever new to me,Thou fair enchantress, Chester. Strong walls and towers and elder bowers Embrace thee, fair old Chester;Thy very stones and trees and flowers Are dear to me, sweet Chester;The roses hue is on thy walls, Fair Chester, smiling Chester;The sun-set paints thy towers and halls, Sweet Chester, blushing Chester. Thy houses fashioned curiously Fair antique city, Chester,Of cross-beamed oak and masonry, Home-loving city, Chester,Are pleasant to the wanderer, Hospitable old Chester;Thy sheltered rows give welcome here, Kind motherly old Chester. Rome in all glory wooed thy pride, And camped about thee, Chester,And christened thee a warriors bride, A fortress and a voice of cannon mars thy walls, Fair, quiet city, Chester
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