AS IT IS WRITTEN.

AS IT IS WRITTEN.

The she wolf’s ruthless whelp that tareOld Africa is dead and allDespised; but Egypt still is fair,Jugartha brave; and HannibalStill hero of the Alps and moreTo-day than all red men of Rome.Archimedes still holds his measured home;Grim Marius his ruins as of yore,And heart still turns to heart, as then.Live by the sword and by the swordYe surely die: thus saith the Lord—And die despised of men.

The she wolf’s ruthless whelp that tareOld Africa is dead and allDespised; but Egypt still is fair,Jugartha brave; and HannibalStill hero of the Alps and moreTo-day than all red men of Rome.Archimedes still holds his measured home;Grim Marius his ruins as of yore,And heart still turns to heart, as then.Live by the sword and by the swordYe surely die: thus saith the Lord—And die despised of men.

The she wolf’s ruthless whelp that tare

Old Africa is dead and all

Despised; but Egypt still is fair,

Jugartha brave; and Hannibal

Still hero of the Alps and more

To-day than all red men of Rome.

Archimedes still holds his measured home;

Grim Marius his ruins as of yore,

And heart still turns to heart, as then.

Live by the sword and by the sword

Ye surely die: thus saith the Lord—

And die despised of men.


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