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Title: Ambition Author: Banjo Paterson [More Titles by Paterson] I am the maid of the lustrous eyes And the world's success is the only goal For the lust of power and the pride of place The choice is thine, and the world is wide -- I am just a whip and a spur that smites Thou shalt wake from sleep with a startled cry, Honour and truth shall be overthrown When the curtain falls on the sordid strife Thou hast sold thy life for a guerdon small For the night has come and it brings to naught [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |