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PART I.

Can the state thrive

By the destruction of her innocent sons,
In whom a premature necessity

Blocks out the forms of nature, preconsumes
The reason, famishes the heart, shuts up
The infant being in itself, and makes
Its very spring a season of decay?

Can hope look forward to a manhood raised
On such foundations?

WORDSWORTH.

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