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THE BANNER
Who in the gorgeous vanguard of the years
 With wingèd helmet glistens, let him hold
 Ere he pluck down this banner, crying "It bears
 An old device"; for, though it seem the old,
It is the new! No rent shroud of the past,
 But its transfigured spirit that still shines
 Triumphantly before the foremost lines,
 Even from the first prophesying the last.
And whoso dreams to pluck it down shall stand
 Bewildered, while the great host thunders by;
 And he shall show the rent shroud in his hand
 And "Lo, I lead the van!" he still shall cry;
While leagues away, the spirit-banner shines
 Rushing in triumph before the foremost lines.

Collected Poems
Alfred Noyes

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