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OCTAVES IN AN OXFORD GARDEN: 22 by ARTHUR W. UPSON

First Line: THUS FRIENDSHIP. AS A SACRED CITADEL
Last Line: WHOSE SOURCES ONLY AT THAT ALTAR DWELL.
Subject(s): FRIENDSHIP;

Thus Friendship. As a sacred citadel
Above the hurrying crowd of men it towers;
There in or sun or frost, or shine or showers,
Invites to worship with no beating bell
This world's a city, and it loves full well
The mid-street sanctuary that is ours
Whither to steal away renewing powers
Whose sources only at that Altar dwell.



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