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In the same in vain, insane vein as the hanging gardens of Babylon,

Can you call that which hides the sky a “worldwide wonder?”

What’s more glorious, the grounds they fought their battles on,

Or the shroud the king in power cowered in the tower under?

  • Date December 13, 2015
  • Tags history, poetry, power, war, wonder, wonder of the world, wonders, world history
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