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Thus is the ancient chalice which France handed to others now commended to her own lips.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Thus is the ancient chalice which France handed to others now commended to her own lips.”
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Sumner reflects on the historical consequences of France's wartime actions, suggesting a poetic justice.
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