A VOLCANO in Iceland I seek,
And another on Sicily’s plain,
With a trading town standing to Hereford near,
Where the memory of Kyrle is justly held dear;
And the place near which Hotspur was slain.
The cathedral where Becket was kill’d;
The town where John Knox first drew breath;
Of Turkey in Asia the principal flood,
On which the once powerful Babylon stood,
And where Wickliffe reposes in death.
These places sought out will disclose
Another orb cheered by that light
Which for ages on earth has continued to shine;
But its distance defies e’en the sage to divine
Whether day is succeeded by night.
(Elizabeth Hitchener)
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