Far-called, our navies melt away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire:
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
(RECESSIONAL, Stanza 3)
Rudyard Kipling
Orion's Cold Fire
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