Necks that were proud of Da­vid’s sway

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Is cap­tive to im­pe­ri­al Rome;

Necks that were proud of Da­vid’s sway

Have stooped to Cæ­sar’s, and ob­ey.

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Lyricist: Robert Herrick (1591–1674)
Composer: Claud Bottoms, 1904
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...Is cap­tive to im­pe­ri­al Rome;

Necks that were proud of Da­vid’s sway

Have stooped to Cæ­sar’s, and ob­ey....

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Is cap­tive to im­pe­ri­al Rome;

Necks that were proud of Da­vid’s sway

Have stooped to Cæ­sar’s, and ob­ey.

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