Martin Farquhar Tupper Poems

Monarch of millions, yet a gentle maid,
O, fair and young,- yet dignified and sage,
Most glorious Queen, yet in thy glory staid,
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Giant aggregate of nations,
Glorious Whole of glorious Parts,
Unto endless generations
Live United, hands and hearts!
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Avaunt -- Exclusions cold and proud!--
Your doom is come, your day is past;
Not even Fashion dares to cast
Contempt upon the common crowd.
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Yet will I trust! in all my fears,
Thy mercy, gracious Lord, appears,
To guide me through this vale of tears,
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Be true, be true! whate'er beside
Of wit, or wealth, or rank be thine,
Unless with simple truth allied,
The gold that glitters in thy mind
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A book of many thoughts in mingled measures;
Songs of my Heart, attuned through many a year
From time to time a silent hour a cheer;
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O than a beauteous mother lovelier still,
Do with my wayward verses what you will,
Let the fierce flame consume them, or the wave
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Where shall be found the niche unfill'd,-
A spot unclaim'd, a field untill'd?
Who may secure a vacant space
Fairly to run and win the race?
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Thou lover of the blaze of Mars,
Come out with me to-night,
For I have found among the stars
A name of nobler light.
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Writer, whosoe'er thou art,
Speaker, on whatever theme,
Write and speak from heart to heart,
Truly being what you seem;
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