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What could they else  North or South? Each went forth with blessings given By priests and mothers in the name of Heaven; And honor in both was chief. Warred one for Right, and one for Wrong? So be it; but they both were young   Each grape to his cluster clung, All their elegies are sung. WHAT COULD THEY ELSE NORTH OR SOUTH EACH WENT FORTH WITH BLESSINGS GIVEN BY PRIESTS AND MOTHERS IN THE NAME OF HEAVEN AND HONOUR IN BOTH WAS CHIEF WARD ONE FOR RIGHT AND ONE FOR WRONG SO BE IT BUT THEY BOTH WERE YOUNG EACH GRAPE TO HIS CLUSTER CLUNG ALL THEIR ELEGIES ARE SUNG
rain him to honor, lend him grace Through bright examples meet-- That culture which makes never wan With underminings deep, but holds The surface still, its fitting place, And so gives sunniness to the face And bravery to the heart; what troops Of generous boys in happiness thus bred-- Saturnians through life’s Tempe led, Went from the North and came from the South, With golden mottoes in the mouth, To lie down midway on a bloody bed. Woe for the homes of the North, And woe for the seats of the South; All who felt life’s spring in prime, And were swept by the wind of their place and time-- All lavish hearts, on whichever side, Of birth urbane or courage high, Armed them for the stirring wars-- Armed them--some to die. Apollo-like in pride, Each would slay his Python--caught The maxims in his temple taught-- Aflame with sympathies whose blaze Perforce enwrapped him--social laws, Friendship and kin, and by-gone days-- Vows, kisses--every heart unmoors, And launches into the seas of wars. RE SWEET WHICH GIVE HIM GENTLENESS TO MAN TRAIN HIM TO HONOR LEND HIM GRACE THROUGH BRIGHT EXAMPLES MEET THAT CULTURE WHICH MAKES NEVER WAN WITH UNDERMININGS DEEP BUT HOLDS THE SURFACE STILL ITS FITTING PLACE AND SO GIVES SUNNINESS TO THE FACE AND BRAVERY TO THE HEART WHAT TROOPS OF GENEROUS BOYS IN HAPPINESS THUS BRED SATURNIANS THROUGH LIFE'S TEMP LED WENT FROM THE NORTH AND CAME FROM THE SOUTH WITH GOLDEN MOTTOES IN THE MOUTH TO LIE DOWN MIDWAY ON A BLOODY BED WOE FOR THE HOMES OF THE NORTH AND WOE FOR THE SEATS OF THE SOUTH ALL WHO FELT LIFE SPRING IN PRIME AND WERE SWEPT BY THE WIND OF THEIR PLACE AND TIME ALL LAVISH HEARTS ON WHICHEVER SIDE OF BIRTH URBANE OR COURAGE HIGH ARMED THEM FOR THE STIRRING WARS ARMED THEM SOME TO DIE APOLLO LIKE IN PRIDE EACH WOULD SLAY HIS PYTHON CAUGHT THE MAXIMS IN HIS TEMPLES TAUGHT AFLAME WITH SYMPATHIES WHOSE BLAZE PERFORCE ENRAPT HIM SOCIAL LAWS FRIENDSHIP AND KIN IN BYGONE DAYS VOWS KISSES EVERY HEART AND MOORS AND LAUNCHES INTO THE SEAS OF WARS
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