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PATRIOTIC PIECES
Brave men and women laboring in toil—
Who, faithful, fight with willing sword or pen,
Who work to break the rock or till the soil—
Shall wear the high insignia of men.
All kings must pass, that every man may be
A monarch in his manhood, strong and free!
Beyond the present, unimagined woe,
A glorious day is breaking o'er the earth:
As spring flowers blossom, after ice-bound snow,
The God of Gods shall bring new things to birth.
It is the dawn! Great forces are set free!
All hail the day! World-wide democracy!
