You think they are crusaders sent From some infernal clime,… - Oliver Wendell Holmes

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You think they are crusaders sent From some infernal clime,
To pluck the eyes of sentiment And dock the tail of Rhyme,
To crack the voice of Melody And break the legs of Time.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (29 August 1809 – 8 October 1894) was an American physician, writer, poet, and the father of US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Wake in our breast the living fires,
The holy faith that warmed our sires;
Thy hand hath made our nation free;
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