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THE MOUNTAIN by AL-LISS

First Line: ON THE SUN YOUR EYES BE CLOSING
Last Line: ON HIS VANQUISHED MOUNT, SUPREME.

On the sun your eyes be closing;
Strain not after Saturn's beam,
But descry yon mount, reposing
On his vanquished mount, supreme.



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