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MAZZINI.
“By his intense and burning faith in the destinies of his country, he contributed more perhaps than any other to the realisation of the dream of unity and independence; and though he was willing to sacrifice substantial results for an ideal perfection, his designs were honestly constructive, and he was ever firmly opposed to all projects of spoliation and social disorder.”—Saturday Review, February 13, 1875.
On which the everlasting stars do sit,
While the unconquered heaven bends over it,
And ocean shouts below with giant power,
Thou standest, while the people gather fast,
Thrilled by thy words, that strengthen and inspire,
And burning like a forest all on fire,
That flares and shakes beneath the thundering blast.
Silent and strong thou standest evermore,
Worthy of honour in all time to come,
Whether thou teach a wise and noble lore,
To wandering children in an exile's home,
Or clothe with fear and splendour, as of yore,
The City of the World, the people's Rome.
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