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Alfred

An Heroic Poem, in Twenty-Four Books. By Joseph Cottle: 4th ed.
Cottle, Joseph (1770-1853)

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Oddune cried, ‘Oh king!
‘The Danes are hostile! On the approaching morn,
‘Saxons must dare the fight!’ Alfred exclaim'd:
‘Tho' seek I peace, yet fear I not to war!
‘Prepare for battle!’
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