And leave us rulers of your blood As noble till the latest day I May children of our children say, "She wrought her people lasting good; "Her court was pure; her life serene; God gave her peace; her land reposed; A thousand claims to reverence closed In her as Mother, Wife, and Queen; "And statesmen at her council met Who knew the seasons when to take The bounds of freedom wider yet "By shaping some august decree, MARCH, 1851. |