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Our National Library
Pair set, august, with lantern'd, golden dome
Far heralding the deathless fame of those
Whose genius rules the world; a polychrome
Of painted walls, depicting joys and woes
Recorded in old legend, history, song;
Mosaics; symbol-covered three fold door;
Carved marbles; rich-toned glass—all these belong
To our great treasure house of world wide lore.
House of enchantment; splendid jewel case,
Wherein, Athena stores, in manifold
Design and form, her gems—her soul, by grace
Called Books; their number vast, their worth untold.
And so, from north to south, from sea to sea,
This is the Nation's prized academy.