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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 3. AFTER CIVILISATION, by EDWARD CARPENTER Poet's Biography
First Line: We are a menace to you, o civilisation
Last Line: We shall arise and sweep you away!
Subject(s): Civilization
First Line: We are a menace to you, o civilisation
Last Line: We shall arise and sweep you away!
Subject(s): Civilization
We are a menace to you, O civilisation!
We have seen you—we allow you—we bear with you for a time,
But beware! for in a moment and, when the hour comes, inevitably,
We shall arise and sweep you away!
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