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POWER; QUATRAIN by THOMAS STEPHENS COLLIER

First Line: HAROUN, THE CALIPH, THROUGH THE SUNLIT STREET
Last Line: "THAT MOVE UNCEASING TOWARD THE GATE OF DEATH."

HAROUN, the Caliph, through the sunlit street
Walked slowly with bent head and weary breath,
And cried, "Alas, I cannot stay my feet,
That move unceasing toward the gate of Death."



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