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    Orpheus
    Orpheus
    Orpheus
    Ebook101 pages41 minutes

    Orpheus

    By Edward Burrough Brownlow

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    If I were King of some great land
    With lords and commons to command,
    My crown should be with justice bright
    Instead of jewels—and Love’s light
    Should be the sceptre in my hand.


    One law of virtue should be planned
    That all alike might understand
    The simple rule, that right is right—
    If I were King.


    One Church should stand in God’s own sight
    Where all who wished to worship, might,
    Its ministers should be a band
    Of soldiers with a purpose grand
    To put all evil thoughts to flight,
    If I were King.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPubMe
    Release dateJan 8, 2017
    ISBN9788822886125
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