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Oliver Newman

A New-England Tale (Unfinished): With Other Poetical Remains. By the late Robert Southey
  
  

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[He bringeth down them that dwell on high]

He bringeth down them that dwell on high;
The lofty city He layeth it low,
He layeth it low to the ground,
He bringeth it down to the dust:
The foot shall tread it down,
The feet of the poor and the needy.