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VERILY THEY HAVE THEIR REWARD.
Verily they have their reward!
The men who enamoured of Beauty
With cold eyes looked upon Duty,
And whether hell had for a booty
Their bodies, cared not at all,
So that upon them was poured
Beauty, they have their reward.
The men who enamoured of Beauty
With cold eyes looked upon Duty,
And whether hell had for a booty
Their bodies, cared not at all,
So that upon them was poured
Beauty, they have their reward.
Verily they have their reward!
The men who for Holiness' sake
Cup of the Queen would not take,
Thirst of their throats to slake
At Beauty's river refused,
For the sake, they thought, of the Lord,
These too have their reward.
The men who for Holiness' sake
Cup of the Queen would not take,
Thirst of their throats to slake
At Beauty's river refused,
For the sake, they thought, of the Lord,
These too have their reward.
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Verily they have their reward!
Philosophers proud, who have spilled
Beauty's blood, and have killed
Duty besides, and filled
This world with the worship of Truth,
And facts of Science have roared
In our ears, they have their reward.
Philosophers proud, who have spilled
Beauty's blood, and have killed
Duty besides, and filled
This world with the worship of Truth,
And facts of Science have roared
In our ears, they have their reward.
Verily they have their reward!
Souls that have faithful been
To Beauty, a Goddess, a Queen,
And Kinghood of Goodness have seen,
And Truth for a daughter have known
Of these twain, bearing a sword
Golden, they have their reward.
Souls that have faithful been
To Beauty, a Goddess, a Queen,
And Kinghood of Goodness have seen,
And Truth for a daughter have known
Of these twain, bearing a sword
Golden, they have their reward.
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