“Stella Australis”: Poems, verses and prose fragments

“Stella Australis” by E. Coungeau is a collection of lovely poems on a variety of different topics, from the death of King Edward, to the brotherhood of man, and a lonely grave. Excerpt: “A nation's soul had hung with bated breath Upon two fateful words: 'Twas Life or Death. The King is dead! Low lies that royal head; Death's seal is pressed on that cold marble brow, Free from all sorrow now. He is at rest: The King is dead! And she, whom he adored, is stricken low; Nor tears, nor loving words, avail him now. The King is dead!”