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224 Not lightly be thy citadel subdued;

Not ignobly, not untimely.

Take praise in solemn mood;

Take love sublimely.

THE ANSWER

HOW DEATH MAY MAKE A MAN

is a sorry plight,

It bringeth unto man

End of all delight.

Yet many a woeful wight

Only dying can

Quit him like a man.