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At times our Britain cannot rest,
Not swift or rash, when late she lent
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TO THE MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN AND AVA.
I.
At times her steps are swift and rash;
She moving, at her girdle clash
The golden keys of East and West.
II.
The sceptres of her West, her East,
To one, that ruling has increased
Her greatness and her self-content.
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