03.05.2012, 20:18
William Gay
1865 - 1897 Großbritannien / Neeseeland
The Fourth Of March
LET none put forth a sacrilegious hand
This sole and sacred day, none dare to name
Him fit for honour who, but fit for shame,
Prefers before the glory of his land
A faction's petty profit, or would stand
"Stiff-necked" and blatant in the hall of fame,
His heart enkindled with no patriot-flame,
And mouth with selfish heat his fool's demand.
But ye who for this day have waited long
And now at last in splendid vision see
For you and for your sons begin to rise
A mansion beautiful, a fortress strong,
See ye this day its architects shall be
Then upright, patient, fearless, generous, wise.
(The day on which were elected the Victorian delegates to the Federal Convention of 1897.)
1865 - 1897 Großbritannien / Neeseeland
The Fourth Of March
LET none put forth a sacrilegious hand
This sole and sacred day, none dare to name
Him fit for honour who, but fit for shame,
Prefers before the glory of his land
A faction's petty profit, or would stand
"Stiff-necked" and blatant in the hall of fame,
His heart enkindled with no patriot-flame,
And mouth with selfish heat his fool's demand.
But ye who for this day have waited long
And now at last in splendid vision see
For you and for your sons begin to rise
A mansion beautiful, a fortress strong,
See ye this day its architects shall be
Then upright, patient, fearless, generous, wise.
(The day on which were elected the Victorian delegates to the Federal Convention of 1897.)