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 I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
 I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
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 I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
 I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
  Was thy dream then a shadowy lie? 
 When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
 I've done my duty, and I've done no more.  
 When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
 I've done my duty, and I've done no more. 
 Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need;
 For 'tis impossible you should proceed.  
 Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need;
 For 'tis impossible you should proceed. 
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfil another.
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfil another.
 Not once or twice in our rough island story,
 The path of duty was the way to glory.  
 Not once or twice in our rough island story,
 The path of duty was the way to glory. 
England expects that every man will do his duty.
England expects that every man will do his duty.
 Give unto me, made lowly wise,
 The spirit of self-sacrifice;
  The confidence of reason give;
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 Give unto me, made lowly wise,
 The spirit of self-sacrifice;
  The confidence of reason give;
   And in the light of truth thy
    Bondman let me live! 
Duty cannot exist without faith.
Duty cannot exist without faith.
 Knowledge is the hill which few may wish to climb;
 Duty is the path that all may tread.  
 Knowledge is the hill which few may wish to climb;
 Duty is the path that all may tread.