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O glorious image! what if time Hath smitten with ungentle touch Thy perfect beauty? Still sublime Thou art a conqueror, and still All men unite to name thee such! O GLORIOUS IMAGE WHAT IF TIME HATH SMITTEN WITH UNGENTLE TOUCH THY PERFECT BEAUTY STILL SUBLIME THOU ART A CONQUEROR AND STILL ALL MEN UNITE TO NAME THEE SUCH
 and tall With swift sails swelling over all, The shield-hung warship rides. And like the heaven-born dreams that soar From hero spirits, eagle-wise, And urge to deeds of great emprise And fly before The eager, throbbing hearts that know No goal but victory, even so, Above the restless breakers’ roar, Upon the high cliff evermore Thou standest with bright wings outspread, In all thy fresh-wrought godlihead, Beloved of the conqueror! And as I gaze I seem to trace The features of thy fearless face, The matchless marvel of its grace That like a star Across the seas of Samothrace Shone forth afar; I hear the southern winds intone Whilst backward blown Thy trailing garments, fluttering From out the slender girdle, cling About thy limbs and so confess Their lines of perfect loveliness; Then suddenly o’er everything Great shouts and martial echoes ring! I see thee, storm-like, rushing past Thy hand upon the carven mast, And harken whilst thy proud lips fling The loud, triumphal trumpet blast! ALL WHILE SWEET AND TALL WITH SWIFT SAILS SWELLING OVER ALL THE SHIELD HUNG WORSHIP RIDES AND LIKE THE HEAVEN BORN DREAMS THAT SOAR FROM HERO SPIRITS EAGLE WISE AND URGE TO DEEDS OF GREAT AND PRIZE AND FLY BEFORE THE EAGER THROBBING HEARTS THAT KNOW NO GOAL BUT VICTORY EVEN SO ABOVE THE RESTLESS BREAKERS ROAR UPON THE HIGH CLIFF EVERMORE THOU STANDEST WITH BRIGHT WINGS OUTSPREAD IN ALL THY FRESHLY WROUGHT GODLY HEAD BELOVED OF THE CONQUEROR AND AS I GAZE I SEEM TO TRACE THE FEATURES OF THY FEARLESS FACE THE MATCHLESS MARVEL OF ITS GRACE THAT LIKE THE STAR ACROSS THE SEAS OF SAMOTHRACE SHONE FORTH AFAR I HEAR THE SOUTHERN WINDS INTONE WHILST BACKWARD BLOWN THY TRAILING GARMENTS FLUTTERING FROM OUT THE SLENDER GIRDLE CLING ABOUT THY LIMBS AND SO CONFESS THEIR LINES OF PERFECT LOVELINESS THEN SUDDENLY OR EVERY THING GREAT SHOUTS AND MARTIAL ECHOES RING I SEE THEE STORM LIKE RUSHING PAST THY HAND UPON THE CARVEN MAST AND HEARKEN WHILST THY PROUD LIPS FLING THOU LOUD TRIUMPHAL TRUMPET BLAST
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