THE SIRENS

AN ODE

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THE SIRENS

AN ODE BY LAURENCE BINYON

MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED ST. MARTIN’S STREET, LONDON 1925

COPYRIGHT PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN

TO CICELY

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NOTE

This poem was printed by hand by Richard and Elinor Lambert at the Stanton Press and issued by them in 1924 in a limited edition. It has been revised for the present edition.

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PRELUDE

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I. THE VICTORIES

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I. 2

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I. 3

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I. 4

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II. PENUMBRA

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II. 2

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II. 3

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II. 4

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III. THE UNDISCOVERED WORLD

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III. 2

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III. 3

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III. 4

THE END

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