Neptune then again approached the throne, and bowing, said--

"Fair Queen, your brother sovereign hear;

I once more to your throne draw near,

And what I say will not displease

The gentle guardian of the Seas,

We made a law some time ago,

To which e'en you will gladly bow,

That those who in our realms remain,

Can ne'er their former name retain.

We'll change the one you bore above--

Victoria, is the name we love,

That name shall through our realms resound,

And echo far the Ocean round,

And she beloved will ever be

By Neptune's sons the bold and free."

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