Not once or twice in our rough-island story The path of duty was the way to glory.
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Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington. Stanza 8.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations (1905)
- Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington. Stanza 8.
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