England! The Time Is Come When Thou Shouldst Wean
England! the time is come when thou should'st wean Thy heart from its emasculating food; The truth should now be better understood; Old things have been unsettled; we have seen Fair seed-time, better harvest might have been But for thy trespasses; and, at this day, If for Greece, Egypt, India, Africa, Aught good were destined, thou would'st step between. England! all nations in this charge agree: But worse, more ignorant in love and hate, Far, far more abject, is thine Enemy: Therefore the wise pray for thee, though the freight Of thy offenses be a heavy weight: Oh grief that Earth's best hopes rest all with Thee!
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