| Success is counted sweetest |
| By those who ne'er succeed. |
| To comprehend a nectar |
Requires sorest need.
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| Not one of all the purple Host |
| Who took the Flag today |
| Can tell the definition |
So clear of Victory
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| As he defeated – dying – |
| On whose forbidden ear |
| The distant strains of triumph |
Burst agonized and clear !
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