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Discord and Strife

Who planted these hurtful seeds of discord, Mixing them among the bits of wheat grain, Laying a hex on land that can afford No such burden, for it has never lain Fallow, having imposed upon it no Seventh year stretch, … Continue reading

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The Confession of Revenge: rime royal or Chaucerian stanza

There is no good in a war of revenge, which at best requires its combatants cold while for its public approval depends upon hot blood if it is to be sold (and hue and cry, if the plain truth be … Continue reading

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