Religion
VIII
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Religion
Sleep thou: for thy past was so royal,
Love hardly would bid thee take heed
Were Russia not faithful and loyal
Nor Germany guiltless of greed.
No nation, in station
Of story less than thou,
Re-risen from prison,
Can stand against thee now.
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MLA
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “VIII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/337/.
Chicago
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “VIII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/337/.
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