THEY tell me, lady, that today

On that unknown Australian strand —

Some time ago, so far away —

Another lady joined the band.

She joined the company of those

Lovelily dowered, nobly planned,

Who, smiling, still forgive their foes

And keep their friends in close command.

She, lady, as I learn, was one

Among the many rarely good;

And destined still to be a sun

Through every dark and rainy mood:—

She, a............