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XXVI. WEAPONS.
Both swords and guns are strong, no doubt,And so are tongue and pen,
And so are sheaves of good bank notes,
To sway the souls of men.
But guns and swords, and piles of gold,
Though mighty in their sphere,
Are sometimes feebler than a smile,
And poorer than a tear.
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