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And often, a long exile worn away, Sentence of sudden death arrived to show They were remember'd by their enemies.

O Earth! all bathed with blood and tears, yet never Hast thou ceased putting forth thy fruit and flowers; And hast thou then no pity for mankind? Can thy maternal breast receive again Their dust, and yet not throb?L. E. L.