The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell
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Chapter 21 THE SAME CONTINUED 21

A poet cannot strive for despotism;

His harp falls shattered; for it still must be

The instinct of great spirits to be free,

And the sworn foes of cunning barbarism:

He who has deepest searched the wide abysm

Of that life-giving Soul which men call fate,

Knows that to put more faith in lies and hate

Than truth and love is the t

            
            

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