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Hymn to Aristogeiton and Harmodius

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Title:     Hymn to Aristogeiton and Harmodius
Author: Edgar Allan Poe [More Titles by Poe]

Hymn to Aristogeiton and Harmodius


I

WREATHED in myrtle, my sword I'll conceal
Like those champions devoted and brave,
When they plunged in the tyrant their steel,
And to Athens deliverance gave.

II

Beloved heroes! your deathless souls roam
In the joy breathing isles of the blest;
Where the mighty of old have their home
Where Achilles and Diomed rest

III

In fresh myrtle my blade I'll entwine,
Like Harmodius, the gallant and good,
When he made at the tutelar shrine
A libation of Tyranny's blood.

IV

Ye deliverers of Athens from shame!
Ye avengers of Liberty's wrongs!
Endless ages shall cherish your fame,
Embalmed in their echoing songs!

 


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Edgar Allan Poe's poem: Hymn to Aristogeiton and Harmodius

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