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Burke, Passage from

By Q.(2.)

The following passage is quoted as a motto *from Burke*:— "The swarthy daughters of Cadmus may hang their trophies on high, for when all the pride of the chisel and the pomp of heraldry yield to the silent touches of time, a single line, a half worn-out inscription, remain faithful to their trust." In what composition of Burke's is it to be found?

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