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TO THE MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN AND AVA.

I.

At times our Britain cannot rest,

At times her steps are swift and rash;
She moving, at her girdle clash
The golden keys of East and West.

II.

Not swift or rash, when late she lent

The sceptres of her West, her East,
To one, that ruling has increased
Her greatness and her self-content.

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