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William Wordsworth - The Eagle and the DoveWilliam Wordsworth - The Eagle and the Dove
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          SHADE of Caractacus, if spirits love           The cause they fought for in their earthly home           To see the Eagle ruffled by the Dove           May soothe thy memory of the chains of Rome.           These children claim thee for their sire; the breath           Of thy renown, from Cambrian mountains, fans           A flame within them that despises death           And glorifies the truant youth of Vannes.           With thy own scorn of tyrants they advance,           But truth divine has sanctified their rage,                          A silver cross enchased with flowers of France           Their badge, attests the holy fight they wage.           The shrill defiance of the young crusade           Their veteran foes mock as an idle noise;           But unto Faith and Loyalty comes aid           From Heaven, gigantic force to beardless boys.
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