On the Impending Execution of Florence Maybrick
This crime will darken England, and dethrone
Justice. — On one side, human, prone to err,
Twelve men, and men, moreover, judging her
For one sin mainly — sin confessed and known.
But on the other side, as hourly shown,
The soul of England, greater than her laws:
The voice that bids the ermined Hangman pause:
The nation's sob, that deepens to a groan.
Carry out the sentence? What dishonour then
Shall rest for ever on the hands that slew,
Though England cried. " This woman's cause is mine! "
Reverse it? From the hearts of living men
Honour, and time's vast tribute nobly due
To those who held the helm in 'eighty-nine.
Justice. — On one side, human, prone to err,
Twelve men, and men, moreover, judging her
For one sin mainly — sin confessed and known.
But on the other side, as hourly shown,
The soul of England, greater than her laws:
The voice that bids the ermined Hangman pause:
The nation's sob, that deepens to a groan.
Carry out the sentence? What dishonour then
Shall rest for ever on the hands that slew,
Though England cried. " This woman's cause is mine! "
Reverse it? From the hearts of living men
Honour, and time's vast tribute nobly due
To those who held the helm in 'eighty-nine.
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