Lady Jane Wilde Beneath Poems
- 1. Why Weepest Thou?
Why weepest thou?
A few more hours dreary,
And thy spirit, the world weary
Beneath the icy hand of death must bow;
... - 2. King Erick's Faith
In Upsal's stately Minster, before the altar, stands
The Swedish King, brave Erick, with high uplifted hands
His royal robes are round him, the crown upon his head,
And thus, before his people, right sovranly he said:
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