History & Politics
XVII
From Poems and Ballads (Third Series)
History & Politics
Calm as she stands alone, what nation
Hath lacked an alms from English hands?
What exiles from what stricken lands
Have lacked the shelter of the station
Where higher than all she stands?
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XVII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/224/.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XVII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/224/.
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