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“FAS EST ET AB HOSTE DOCERI” |
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“FAS EST ET AB HOSTE DOCERI”
If doubtful of thy country thou hast been,
And shunned at her commandment to inscribe
Her patriot roll, regard the hostile tribe,
And read her quarrel's justice in their mien.
If such her foes, well may she smile serene!
Jew-baiter, anarch, cleric, hireling scribe,
The Fenian vitriol and the Brussels bribe:
—An ark for every beast, except the clean.
Yet, from the seething venom canst thou strain
Some wholesome drop, be, Briton, not too nice,
Dreading with slime thy finger to distain:
Romans to tripes resorted for advice;
And well for Egypt had her Pharaoh ta'en
Hints from the frogs and lessons from the lice.
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