...who is coming with his national mourning to lie beside him. 1 Who is he that cometh, like an honoured guest, With banner and with music, with soldier and...Seaman, this is he Was great by land as thou by sea." • •••»* Yet, in spite of his appreciation of the magnificent poetry of this ode, there is...

...ever-ringing avenues of song. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. 9 VI. Who is he that cometh, like an honour'd guest, With banner and with music, with soldier and...To thee the greatest soldier comes; For this is he Was great by land as thou by sea ; His martial wisdom kept us free ; 0 warrior-seaman, this is he,...

...an honor'd guest, With banner and with music, with soldier and with priest, * London : Moxon, 1862. With a nation weeping, and breaking on my rest ? Mighty seaman, this is he Was great by land as thou by pea. Thine island loves thec well, thou famous man, The greatest sailor since our world began. Now,...

...ever-ringing avenues of song. THE DUKE OP WELLINGTON. ' VI. Who is he that cometh, like an honour'd guest, With banner and with music, with soldier and...To thee the greatest soldier comes; For this is he Was great by land as thou by sea ; His martial wisdom kept us free ; 0 warrior-seaman, this is he,...

...cometh like an honour'd gnest, With banner and with music, with soldier and with priest, VOL. I. 2 7. With a nation weeping and breaking on my rest ? Mighty seaman, this is he Was great by land, as tbou by sea. Thine Island loves thee well, thou famous man, The greatest sailor since the world began....

...broad approach of fame, And ever-ringing avenues of song. 6. Who is he that cometh like an honor'd guest, With banner and with music, with soldier and...To thee the greatest soldier comes ; For this is he Was great by land as thou by sea ; His foes were thine ; he kept us free ; Worthy of our gorgeous rites,...

...and Wellington find a common resting-place in St. Paul's: " Who is he that comcth, like an honour'd guest, With banner and with music, with soldier and...To thee the greatest soldier comes; For this is he Was great by land as thou by sea; His foes were thine; he kept us free; O give him weleome, this is...

...great mariner who can compete with Nelson for the honour which our lauréat assigna to him : — " Thine island loves thee well, thou famous man, The greatest sailor since the world began." At least, he was the Nelson of his time. The portraits which have come down to us...

...interpreters of any deep and enduring sentiment, and Tennyson's words about Nelson are true to-day : Thine Island loves thee well, thou famous man, The greatest sailor since our world began. George Meredith's lines on Nelson, too, are both fine and true : He leads ! We hear our seaman's call,...

...broad approach of fame, And ever-ringing avenues of song. 6. Who is he that cometh like an honor'd guest, With banner and with music, with soldier and...To thee the greatest soldier comes ; For this is he Was great by land as thou by sea ; His foes were thine ; he kept us free ; O give him welcome, this...