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[Prophets thou hast, O earth, even as of old]
Prophets thou hast, O earth, even as of old;See that thou know'st them! Well it is that thou
Shut'st not thine ears, so dinned with nothings now,
To the great teachings by their rapt tongues told;
Diverse those tongues, yet wisdom all unfold
Harmonious, for to one God they vow
Their living hours, and at one altar bow,
Bidding all, in all things, one faith behold;
Some act like Havelock, and in thund'rous deeds
Preach nobleness even in the gaze of death;
So Livingstone, our lives, with greatness feeds;
Others sustain our souls with holiest breath
And wisdom priceless. Such he wisely heeds
Who takes to heart what Emerson still saith.
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