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(O wretch ill-fated, and thy country's<br />

foe!)<br />

Paris and Greece against us both<br />

conspire,<br />

Thy close resentment, and their<br />

vengeful ire.<br />

For thee great Ilion's guardian heroes<br />

fall,<br />

Till heaps <strong>of</strong> dead alone defend her<br />

wall,<br />

For thee the soldier bleeds, the matron<br />

mourns,<br />

And wasteful war in all its fury<br />

burns.<br />

Ungrateful man! deserves not this<br />

thy care,<br />

Our troops to hearten, and our toils<br />

to share?<br />

Rise, or behold the conquering<br />

flames ascend,<br />

And all the Phrygian glories at an<br />

end."

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