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EXPECTANCY by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: AN EAGLE ON THE SUMMIT - HOPE AND FEAR
Last Line: DOUBT OR FULFILMENT OF THE THING TO BE?

An eagle on the summit -- Hope and Fear,
Alternate pinions, moving restlessly.
O Distance, doth the better part appear
Doubt or fulfilment of the thing to be?



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