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THE ORDER OF THE STAR OF INDIA (1), by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The star of india!' 'tis a goodly name
Last Line: Sees from almorah's hill its rising ray.
Subject(s): Havelock, Sir Henry (1795-1857); Heber, Reginald (1783-1826); India


'The star of India!' 'tis a goodly name -
Due to a fuller honour, purer love,
Than we, defaulters to our trust, can claim:
Yet sure its choice was prompted from above;
Part-offspring of our civil hopes and fears,
Perchance its style is loftier than its birth;
But seen by wistful eyes thro' holy tears,
It lengthens out its beams and lights the earth;
We hail it as the herald of the day,
Earth's noblest badge, and knighthood's brightest prize;
The spirit of Havelock, the pure and wise,
Leans forward to salute it on its way -
And sainted Heber, with a glad surprise
Sees from Almorah's hill its rising ray.





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