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What are the boasted palaces of man, 



Imperial city or triumphal arch, 



To the strong oak, that gathers strength from time 



To grapple with the storm ? Time watch' d 



The blossom on the parent bough. Time sa,w 



The acorn loosen from the spray. Time pass'd, 



While springing from its swad'ling shell, yon oak, 



The cloud-crowned monarch of the woods, up sprang 



A royal hero from his nurse's arms. 



Time gave it seasons, and time gave it years, 



Ages bestow'd, and centuries grudg'd not ; 



Time knew the sapling when gay summer's breath 



