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A Wise Precept

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A Wise Precept

HOW oft to-day his words appear forgot,
Who bade us, in rich tones, of far vibration,
To decorate the thing we build, but not
Build decoration!

Title: A Wise Precept
Identifier: greatwar_watsonretro024

Item sets: Retrogression and Other Poems

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