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Poem by George Meredith


Gordon of Khartoum


Of men he would have raised to light he fell:
In soul he conquered with those nerveless hands.
His country's pride and her abasement knell
The Man of England circled by the sands. 



George Meredith


George Meredith's other poems:
  1. Angela Burdett-Coutts
  2. Modern Love. Sonnet 31. This Golden Head has Wit in it
  3. My Theme
  4. Modern Love. Sonnet 27. Distraction is the Panacea, Sir!
  5. King Harald's Trance


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