The maid of Redenfayn, an allegory of two worlds, in three books: I The book of loves and dreams . Ambitions Spell Invincible. A wizard-ape ambition is that dons An angels face, enchanting to the vie\v, And tells, in tones that fascinate the ear, Of mighty realms, great deeds and shining crowns But nothing says of happy homes destroyed. Cities laid waste, and nations overthrown; Nothing of widows wailing oer their dead, And starving orphans dying in the streets. While hate and crime stalk arm in arm In open day, where once lived love and law. And thus upon the soul a mighty spell Ambition lays
The maid of Redenfayn, an allegory of two worlds, in three books: I The book of loves and dreams . Ambitions Spell Invincible. A wizard-ape ambition is that dons An angels face, enchanting to the vie\v, And tells, in tones that fascinate the ear, Of mighty realms, great deeds and shining crowns But nothing says of happy homes destroyed. Cities laid waste, and nations overthrown; Nothing of widows wailing oer their dead, And starving orphans dying in the streets. While hate and crime stalk arm in arm In open day, where once lived love and law. And thus upon the soul a mighty spell Ambition lays, transforming men to fiends, And making talents that the earth might bless But instruments of havoc and
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