And where are they? and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 941821Full view - About this book
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