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THE OAK.
IMITATED FROM THE ITALIAN OF METASTASIO.
The tall oak, towering to the skies,
The fury of the wind defies,
From age to age in virtue strong,
Inured to stand, and suffer wrong.
The fury of the wind defies,
From age to age in virtue strong,
Inured to stand, and suffer wrong.
O'erwhelm'd at length upon the plain,
It puts forth wings, and sweeps the main;
The self-same foe undaunted braves,
And fights the wind upon the waves.
It puts forth wings, and sweeps the main;
The self-same foe undaunted braves,
And fights the wind upon the waves.
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