With the town which you espied,
Where it yet on earth shall be,
Built about you on each side,
The Republic's liberty ;
As you saw her, rising far
To the great design of man.
As your pledges you redeemed,
Serious and gay unthrift,
To the politic you schemed :
All magnificent in gift !
Only once, if aught awake
Still in you of death or pain,
For our loving's ancient sake,
O remember me again !
O courageous, new in power,
Heavened afar from earth and me,
In my own departing hour
Knit again our federacy !
Where it yet on earth shall be,
Built about you on each side,
The Republic's liberty ;
As you saw her, rising far
To the great design of man.
As you heard her to her war
Call by ban and arrière-ban ;
Call by ban and arrière-ban ;
As your pledges you redeemed,
Serious and gay unthrift,
To the politic you schemed :
All magnificent in gift !
Only once, if aught awake
Still in you of death or pain,
For our loving's ancient sake,
O remember me again !
O courageous, new in power,
Heavened afar from earth and me,
In my own departing hour
Knit again our federacy !
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