Three Portraits of Prince Charles

1731

BEAUTIFUL face of a child,

Lighted with laughter and glee,

Mirthful, and tender, and wild,

My heart is heavy for thee!

1744

Beautiful face of a youth,

As an eagle poised to fly forth

To the old land loyal of truth,

To the hills and the sounds of the North:

Fair face, daring and proud,

Lo! the shadow of doom, even now,

The fate of thy line, like a cloud,

Rests on the grace of thy brow!