The Lay of the Laureate: Carmen Nuptiale is a poem written by Robert Southey in 1816. The poem is a celebration of the marriage of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Southey was the Poet Laureate of England at the time and was commissioned to write the poem for the occasion. The poem is written in rhymed couplets and is divided into six parts. The first part describes the wedding procession and the arrival of...
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