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O'er the heroes lofty name. Shall the noon-tide sun of fame Deathless blaze!

Then let thy tear, O Albion! shed Its dew-balm o'er the valiant dead, (A tear so sad, and yet so proud!) But let the smile thine eye illume, But let thy cheek the smile resume, As the bright rainbow's vivid bloom Streams o'er the parting cloud!

And form, thy sovereign's brow to shade, A diadem that shall not fade, A wreath, of glow eternal! And there the British oak may shine, And there let Mercy's palm entwine, And Science there her bays combine. That ever shall be vernal!