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An Inscription (For A Statue Of Napoleon, At West Point): Poem by Ambrose Bierce

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A famous conqueror, in battle brave,
Who robbed the cradle to supply the grave.
His reign laid quantities of human dust:
He fell upon the just and the unjust.

Analysis of this poem
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More verses by Ambrose Bierce

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  • Visions Of Sin

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