Classic and Contemporary Poetry

EXECUTION OF FELICE ORSINI, MARCH 13TH, 1858, by HARRIET ELEANOR HAMILTON (BAILLE) KING                    Poet's Biography
First Line: A day to be remembered
Last Line: The red rose crown is thine %for evermore
Alternate Author Name(s): Hamilton-king, Harriet Eleanor
Subject(s): Assassination; Capital Punishment; Italy - Revolutions; Napoleon Iii (1808-1873); Orsini, Felice (1819-1858)