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Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895.

Walter Savage Landor 1775–1864

A Prophecy

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PROUD word you never spoke, but you will speak

Four not exempt from pride some future day.

Resting on one white hand a warm wet cheek,

Over my open volume you will say,

“This man loved me!” then rise and trip away.