Report of the Sixth International Geographical Congress: Held in London, 1895, Volume 6J. Murray, 1896 - 1080 pages |
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Page 208 - The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo; No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.
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Page 205 - Little remains: but every hour is saved From that eternal silence, something more A bringer of new things; and vile it were For some three suns to store and hoard myself, And this gray spirit yearning in desire To follow knowledge like a sinking star, Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.
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