The maid of Redenfayn, an allegory of two worlds, in three books: I The book of loves and dreams . The Maid of Redenfayn Priests who by bigotry built martyrs fires;Teachers by speech or print who counsel gaveThat far astray in wrong led young and old,Painting all bright the ways of wickedness,But harsh and cheerless making truth were these pictured in this Dome of Doom:Some mighty kings, high by their necks were hung;Some conquerors, heads down in vats of blood;Some priests, writhing on racks themselves had made;Some judges, by the sword of justice pierced;Some teachers, choked by

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The maid of Redenfayn, an allegory of two worlds, in three books: I The book of loves and dreams . The Maid of Redenfayn Priests who by bigotry built martyrs fires;Teachers by speech or print who counsel gaveThat far astray in wrong led young and old,Painting all bright the ways of wickedness,But harsh and cheerless making truth were these pictured in this Dome of Doom:Some mighty kings, high by their necks were hung;Some conquerors, heads down in vats of blood;Some priests, writhing on racks themselves had made;Some judges, by the sword of justice pierced;Some teachers, choked by their own wicked words;Some statesmens hearts for demons made a home;Some queens, by heels hung high, a roost for crows;Some tyrants, drowned in tanks of human tears;Some rulers, crushed beneath a nations curse.

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