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“NOT BY THE CONQUEST OF THE WORLD”
Not by the conquest of the world
Would England triumph most.
Round such a bride her strong arms furled
Would find that bride a ghost.
Would England triumph most.
Round such a bride her strong arms furled
Would find that bride a ghost.
Not by grim victories in far lands
And streams that run with gore
And wild blows dealt by savage hands
And countless cannons' roar:
And streams that run with gore
And wild blows dealt by savage hands
And countless cannons' roar:
Not by the gallows planted where
Should rise bright Freedom's tree;
Not thus will England hold the fair
Pure empire of the sea.
Should rise bright Freedom's tree;
Not thus will England hold the fair
Pure empire of the sea.
Only by love within her eyes
And peace abroad, at home;
Peace here, beneath calm sunlit skies,
And peace upon the foam.
And peace abroad, at home;
Peace here, beneath calm sunlit skies,
And peace upon the foam.
Feb. 14, 1902.
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