To the Egyptians
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TO THE EGYPTIANS
By Sphinx this subtle point to me was told
The Sphinx, whose breast holds secrets old.
Might at once can change a nation's fate,
But wisdom is not its match and mate.
Change its wont e'ery age, though odd,
Now Mohammad's sword, then Moses' Rod.