 | Flower and thorn |  |
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THE IRON AGE.
The big-lipped Sphinx, with bent perplexéd brow,Crouches in desert sand, inert and pale,
Hearing the engine's raucous scream, that now
Sends Echo flying through the Memphian vale.
| Flower and thorn | |
Crouches in desert sand, inert and pale,
Hearing the engine's raucous scream, that now
Sends Echo flying through the Memphian vale.