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Tread softly! all the earth is holy ground. / It may be, could we look with seeing eyes, / This spot we stand on is a Paradise / Where dead have come to life and lost been found, / Where Faith has triumphed, Martyrdom been crowned, / Where fools have foiled the wisdom of the wise; / From this same spot the dust of saints may rise, / And the King's prisoners come to light unbound. / O earth, earth, earth, hear thou thy Maker's Word: / "Thy dead thou shalt give up, nor hide thy slain" -- / Some who went weeping forth shall come again / Rejoicing from the east or from the west, / As doves fly to their windows, love's own bird / Contented and desirous to the nest.[1]
[1]: "Quali colombe dal disio chiamate / Con l'ali aperte e ferme al dolce nido / Volan per l'aer dal voler portate. " / Dante.