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THE ALTAR by EZRA POUND

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First Line: LET US BUILD HERE AN EXQUISITE FRIENDSHIP
Last Line: WHERE THESE HAVE BEEN, MEET 'TIS, THE GROUND IS HOLY.

Let us build here an exquisite friendship,
The flame, the autumn, and the green rose of love
Fought out their strife here, 'tis a place of wonder;
Where these have been, meet 'tis, the ground is holy.



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