Victoria Regina
Sir Henry Newbolt 1862 (Bilston, Staffordshire) – 1938 (Kensington, London)
A thousand years by sea and land
Our race hath served the island kings,
But not by custom's dull command
To-day with song her Empire rings:
Not all the glories of her birth,
Her armed renown and ancient throne,
Could make her less the child of earth
Or give her hopes beyond our own:
But stayed on faith more sternly proved
And pride than ours more pure and deep,
She loves the land our fathers loved
And keeps the fame our sons shall keep.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB CDCD XEXE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 437 |
Words | 86 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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