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THE LAST CONSTANTINE.

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LXXII.

But all is silence; and a gush of tears

Alone replies!—He hath not been of those

Who, fear'd by many, pine in secret fears

Of all; th' environ'd but by slaves and foes,

To whom day brings not safety, night repose,

For they have heard the voice cry "Sleep no more!"

Of them he hath not been, nor such, as close

Their hearts to misery, till the time is o'er,

When it speaks low and kneels th' oppressor's throne before!

LXXIII.

He hath been loved—but who may trust the love

Of a degenerate race?—in other mould

Are cast the free and lofty hearts, that prove

Their faith through fiery trials.—Yet behold,

And call him not forsaken!—Thoughts untold

Have lent his aspect calmness, and his tread

Moves firmly to the shrine.—What pomps unfold

Within its precincts!—Isles and seas have shed

Their gorgeous treasures there, around th' imperial dead.

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