“Creep into thy narrow bed,Creep, and let no more be said!” Matthew Arnold The Last Word St. 1 The Last Word (1867)
“Charge once more, then, and be dumb!Let the victors, when they come,When the forts of folly fall,Find thy body by the wall.” Matthew Arnold The Last Word St. 4 The Last Word (1867)
“Let the long contention cease!Geese are swans, and swans are geese.” Matthew Arnold The Last Word St. 2 The Last Word (1867)