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MERLIN'S SONG by RALPH WALDO EMERSON

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First Line: OF MERLIN WISE I LEARNED A SONG
Last Line: AND TAKE THEIR YOUTH AGAIN.
Of Merlin wise I learned a song, --
Sing it low, or sing it loud,
It is mightier than the strong,
And punishes the proud.
I sing it to the surging crowd, --
Good men it will calm and cheer,
Bad men it will chain and cage.
In the heart of the music peals a strain
Which only angels hear;
Whether it waken joy or rage,
Hushed myriads hark in vain,
Yet they who hear it shed their age,
And take their youth again.



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