1 - It was not
part of their blood,
It came to them very late
With long arrears to make good,
When the English began to hate.
2 - They were not easily
moved,
They were icy-willing to wait
Till every count should be proved,
Ere the English began to hate.
3 - Their voices
were even and low,
Their eyes were level and straight.
There was neither sign nor show,
When the English began to hate.
4 - It was not preached to
the crowd,
It was not taught by the State.
No man spoke it aloud,
When the English began to hate.
5 - It
was not suddenly bred,
It will not swiftly abate,
Through the chill years ahead,
When time shall count from the date,
That the English began to hate.
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