VERSES ON THE QUEEN, by THOMAS CAMPBELLPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: Victoria's sceptre o'er the deep Last Line: Our thoughts into idolatry. Variant Title(s): Verses On The Queen Subject(s): Victoria, Queen Of England (1819-1901)
VICTORIA'S sceptre o'er the deep Has touched, and broken slavery's chain; Yet, strange magician! she enslaves Our hearts within her own domain.
Her spirit is devout, and burns With thoughts averse to bigotry; Yet she, herself the idol, turns Our thoughts into idolatry.
