History & Politics
XI
From Songs Before Sunrise
History & Politics
Lo, how fair from afar,
Taintless of tyranny, stands
Thy mighty daughter, for years
Who trod the winepress of war;
Shines with immaculate hands;
Slays not a foe, neither fears;
Stains not peace with a scar.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/617/.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XI.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/617/.
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