Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens written by Walter de la Mare

Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes, 1924 ed. (1924)

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Eight Henries, one Mary,
          One Elizabeth;
Crowned and throned Kings and Queens
          Now lie still in death.

Four Williams, one Stephen,
          Anne, Victoria, John:
Sceptre and orb are laid aside;
          All are to quiet gone.
And James, and Charles, and Charles's sons -
          They, too, have journeyed on.

Three Richards, seven Edwards
          Their royal hour did thrive;
They sleep with Georges one to four:
          And we praise God for five.

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