POETRY.
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL—A PARALLEL. GODS built the walls of Troy, and Fates decreed THE CHANNEL TUNNEL—A PARALLEL. GODS built the walls of Troy, and Fates decreed
That they in strength inviolate should stand, Defying hot assault and burrowing band, Nor fall,—save by Troy's sons' own senseless dee]. Fools and infatuate ! they with thoughtless speed
And ill-timed mirth—a giddy-hearted band—
Deaf to prophetic voice, haled from the strand, Through broken walls, the ruin-laden steed !
Forces divine broke through the ridge that spanned The narrow seas, and rolled the encircling main An everlasting moat, to shield thy land, Britain, last hold of Freedom, from War's stain. Shall sons degenerate, reckless slaves of gain, Tempt thee to render Heaven's own safeguard vain?
TY ILT AE US.
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