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AN IDEAL PASSION
Not she, the England I behold,
My mistress is; nor yet
The England beautiful of old,
Whom Englishmen forget.
My mistress is; nor yet
The England beautiful of old,
Whom Englishmen forget.
The England of my heart is she,
Long hoped and long deferred,
That ever promises to be,
And ever breaks her word.
Long hoped and long deferred,
That ever promises to be,
And ever breaks her word.
1903
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