Death & Dying
At the Burial of Cardinal Manning
From Poems (1895)
Death & Dying
To James Britten.
Victor in Roman purple, saint and knight,
In peace he passes to eternal peace:
Triumph so proud, knew not Rome's ancient might;
She knew not to make poor men's sorrow cease:
For thousands, ere he won the holiest home,
Earth was made homelier by this Prince of Rome.
1892.
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Johnson, Lionel. “At the Burial of Cardinal Manning.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/johnson/73/.
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Johnson, Lionel. “At the Burial of Cardinal Manning.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/johnson/73/.
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