History & Politics
Song from "Albion and Albanius" (Cease, Augusta! cease thy mourning)
History & Politics
Cease, Augusta! cease thy mourning,
Happy days appear,
Godlike Albion is returning,
Loyal hearts to cheer!
Every grace his youth adorning,
Glorious as the star of morning,
Or the planet of the year.
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MLA
Dryden, John. “Song from "Albion and Albanius" (Cease, Augusta! cease thy mourning).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dryden/67/.
Chicago
Dryden, John. “Song from "Albion and Albanius" (Cease, Augusta! cease thy mourning).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dryden/67/.
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