Normeelyon (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Normeelyon Normeelyon Where are those mighty men of worth, Who, reared within an iron school, Have shed their lustre on the earth. And shamed full well each laughing fool? Is Greece no more? Is Athens burned? Is Sparta from Lycurgus turned? Is Cato from stern virtue fled? Has Rome now Nero tor its head? O shame on those who live in ease And, fearing crafty men around. Try not the mighty gods to please: But grovel on the filthy ground! What prize will they receive from Him Who rules the rolling orbs above? Their half-closed eyes are growing din. - They think too much of earth to love The glorious qualities of mind! Ah! they brave men to vice would bind, And make such as themselves! O shame On those who stain an honest name! A wondrous eye beholds them all - They little know how it can see - And some from highest points may fall, And baser than lago be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.