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In Residence
In Residence (1904), PDF p. 26
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14 BALLADE OF A COMMERCIAL EMPIRE .
Behind the century,
And blind to modern psyching ;
But are we really free?
Is Freedom’s Eagle striking?
L’ENVOI
Prince, this retort I fling
When trouting or when piking
In rivers with a string
For truth (which comes for spiking) :—
“T wish the Shipping Ring
Felt Freedom’s Eagle striking.”
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