V

by Percy Bysshe Shelley · (no date)
Published 01/07/1880
Part of A New National Anthem

Be her eternal throne

Built in our hearts alone—

God save the Queen!

Let the oppressor hold

Canopied seats of gold:

She sits enthroned of old

O'er our hearts Queen.

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