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'Let us now praise famous men' - ![]() For their work continueth, And their work continueth, Broad and deep continueth, ![]() Western wind and open surge ![]() Flung us on a naked shore (Twelve bleak houses by the shore. Seven summers by the shore! ) ![]() There we met with famous men ![]() And they beat on us with rods - Faithfully with many rods - Daily beat us on with rods, ![]() Out of Egypt unto Troy - ![]() Far and sure our bands have gone - Hy-Brazil or Babylon, Islands of the Southern Run, ![]() And we all praise famous men - ![]() For they taught us common sense - Tried to teach us common sense Truth and God's Own Common Sense, ![]() Each degree of Latitude ![]() Seeth one or more of us (Of one muster each of us), Diligent in that he does, ![]() This we learned from famous men, ![]() When they showed, in daily work - Man must finish off his work - Right or wrong, his daily work - ![]() Servant of the Staff and chain, ![]() Some, before the face of Kings, Stand before the face of Kings; Bearing gifts to divers Kings - ![]() This we learned from famous men ![]() Who declared it was best, Safest, easiest, and best - Expeditious, wise, and best - ![]() Some beneath the further stars ![]() Set to serve the lands they rule, (Save he serve no man may rule ), Serve and love the lands they rule; ![]() This we learned from famous men, ![]() Only, as the years went by - Lonely, as the years went by - Far from help as years went by, ![]() Wherefore praise we famous men ![]() They that put aside To-day - All the joys of their To-day - And with toil of their To-day ![]() Bless and praise we famous men - ![]() For their work continueth, And their work continueth, Broad and deep continueth, ![]() |