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War is a ruffian Thief, with gore defil'd M. P., An. Anth.
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fiend] Thief M. P., An. Anth.
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rends] tears M. P.
After [49]
Strange prophecy! Could half the screams
Of half the men that since have died
To realise War's kingly dreams,
Have risen at once in one vast tide,
The choral music of Heav'n's multitude
Had been o'erpower'd, and lost amid the uproar rude!
ESTEESI.
M. P., An. Anth.