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[XII We greet with quickening pulse the story]
We greet with quickening pulse the story
That shrouds a warrior's name in glory.
That shrouds a warrior's name in glory.
Yet loftier courage means the giving
Far less to dying than to living.
Far less to dying than to living.
It means with grip no stress can sever
To clutch the sword of high endeavour,
To clutch the sword of high endeavour,
And wage, in patience and persistence,
This bloodless battle called existence.
This bloodless battle called existence.
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