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The dog that barks the loudest is not he
That grips the fastest.

— John Nichol Hannibal (1873)

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Again we breathe
Fresh air and sun through lanes your lances made.

Hannibal (1873)

Pale maids with passionless purity adorn
Prim Vesta's temple.

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The pastime of light minds
Is mocking others' grief.

Hannibal (1873)

All is light
To him that lightly loves.

Hannibal (1873)

The Gods are not of Rome or Italy:
They dwell in earth's abyss or with the stars,
Their shrines are where we bring heroic hearts.

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