To the Ruins of Palmyra this the “Flatiron” addrest:
“Did you ever in your glory
Dream of looking up to see my crest?”
To the “Flatiron” the Ruins thus replied across the sea:
“We were like thee yesterday.
To-morrow thou wilt like us be.”
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The “Flatiron” and the Ruins of Palmyra
by Ameen Rihani
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