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1980-11-19
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WORDSWORTH ON VENICE:
Once did She hold the gorgeous East in fee
And was the safeguard of the West;
The worth of Venice did not fall below her birth,
Venice, the eldest child of liberty.
And what if she had seen those glories fade,
Those titles vanish, and that strength decay,
Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid
When her long life hath reach'd its final day:
Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade
Of that which once was great has pass'd away.