Hail and Farewell

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Hail and Farewell

Poet(s)

Morrah, Herbert

Credits

Source

The Argosy 73, 2–9, February 1901.

First line

Lighten our darkness: let the embers leap

Print context

Published in a memorial issue

Notes and attribution research

Poem included in the Memorial Number (dated February 1901), which is entitled The Reign of Woman under Queen Victoria. The poem has four illustrations, which are all portraits of Queen Victoria.

Illustrator attributions: the first illustration, by Thomas Herbert Maguire, is the issue’s frontispiece. See Queen Victoria, National Portrait Gallery (09 May 2024).

The second is entitled Her Majesty the Queen 1837. From a Portrait by R. J. Lane, A. R. A.

The third, dated 1838, is by Richard Lane. See Her Most Gracious Majesty Victoria, The British Museum (09 May 2024).

The final illustration, Her Majesty: The Queen, dated 1839, is by William Fowler. See Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, The British Museum (09 May 2024). (AC, BGL)

DVPP id

Numeric id of this poem in the DVPP collection: 17223

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Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry

Hail and Farewell