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Epilogue
From Ionica (1905)
Relationships
Exactos, puer, esse decern tibi gratulor annos;
Hactenus es matris cura patrisque decus.
Incumbis studiis, et amas et amaris, et audes
Pro patria raucis obvius ire fretis.
Non erimus comites, fili, tibi; sed memor esto
Matris in oceano cum vigil astra leges.
Imbelli patre natus habe tamen arma Britannus,
Militiam perfer, spemque fidemque fove.
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Cory, William Johnson. “Epilogue.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cory/66/.
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Cory, William Johnson. “Epilogue.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cory/66/.
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