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1882–1937

THE CRAFTSMEN

John Drinkwater

Confederate hand and eye Work to the chisel’ s blade, Setting the grain aglow Of porch and sturdy beam —

So the strange gods may ply Strict arms till we are made Quick as the gods who know What builds behind this dream.

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