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THEIR HEROIC LESSON.
Not one among you but could draw his bow,
After its rest in Ithaca, and bring
A suitor down!—In the dark backward, oh,
How sad the swallow-twitter of its string!
After its rest in Ithaca, and bring
A suitor down!—In the dark backward, oh,
How sad the swallow-twitter of its string!
Now, that it's time to shut the shadowy book,
(Ah me, they clash together, left and right,
And Greek meets Greek—or Trojan! Only look!)—
What have you learned from it? You say: "To fight!"
(Ah me, they clash together, left and right,
And Greek meets Greek—or Trojan! Only look!)—
What have you learned from it? You say: "To fight!"
