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MY COUNTRY
Belovèd thou hast triumphed everywhere!
Thou hast outgrown, men say, that selfless Right
Which bade thee for the weak expend thy might;
And as a giant strong, dost claim thy share
Of earth's rich conquest, and will naught forbear.
I listen, and behold, with grievèd sight,
Upon thy beauteous brow a baleful light,
And something sinister, new-written there.
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