History & Politics
XX
From Poems and Ballads (Third Series)
History & Politics
Heard not of others, or misheard
Of many a land for many a year,
The watchword Freedom fails not here
Of hearts that witness if the word
Find faith in England's ear.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XX.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/227/.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XX.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/227/.
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