On The Death Of Leopold, King Of The Belgians
by
On the Death of Leopold, King of the Belgians {A}
A King is dead! Another master mind
Is summoned from the world-wide council hall.
Ah, for some seer, to say what links behind–
To read the mystic writing on the wall!
Be still, fond man: nor ask thy fate to know.
Face bravely what each God-sent moment brings.
Above thee rules in love, through weal and woe,
Guiding thy kings and thee, the King of kings.
Windsor Castle,
November 10, 1865.
Footnote {A} Impromptu lines written in the album of the Crown Princess of Germany.