So stands the statue that enchants the world, So bending tries to veil the matchless boast, The mingled beauties of exulting Greece. (James Thomson (poet))

So stands the statue that enchants the world, So bending tries to veil the matchless boast, The mingled beauties of exulting Greece.

James Thomson (poet)

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