 And there they stand, as stands a lofty mind, Worn, but unstooping to the baser crowd, All tenantless, save to the crannying wind, Or holding dark communion with the cloud. There was a day when they were young and proud, Banners on high, and battles pass'd...  The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Page 871835Full view - About this book
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...with the crowd. There was a day when they were young and proud ; Banners on high, and battles paas'd below; But they who fought are in a bloody shroud, And those which waved are ahredleai dust ere now, And the bleak battlement« shall bear no future blow. XLVHI. Beneath those... | |
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