Quote#Speech
Aye, after victory, the crown
Quote byGeorge William Russell · 1867–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: By Still Waters (1906).
English (original)
Aye, after victory, the crown; Yet through the fight no word of cheer; And what would win and what go down No word could help, no light make clear. A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power.
— George William Russell
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