by Sandra Laythorpe, laythorpe@tiscali.co.uk.
A web page for Charlotte M Yonge may be found at www.menorot.com/cmyonge.htm






THE HERD BOY AND HIS HERMIT

BY

CHARLOTTE M. YONGE




Henry, thou of holy birth,
Thou, to whom thy Windsor gave
Nativity and name and grave
Heavily upon his head
Ancestral crimes were visited.
Meek in heart and undefiled,
Patiently his soul resigned,
Blessing, while he kissed the rod,
His Redeemer and his God.
SOUTHEY