Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SAYINGS: 3, by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL


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First Line: Swiftly the politic goes: is it dark? -- he borrows a lantern
Last Line: Slowly the stateman and sure, guiding his steps by the stars.


Swiftly the politic goes: is it dark? — he borrows a lantern;
Slowly the stateman and sure, guiding his steps by the stars.





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