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A Calling to Rome

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Historical and Observational
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There’s a calling, and a calling and a calling me to Rome,Where the columns prop the planets and the walls are marble foam.Oh, the gilt upon the galleys and the purple on the prows,Oh, the dark eyes deep and mystic and the circlets on the brows.

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Publication appearances

A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other PoemsRobert E. Howard Properties LLC2002↗A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other PoemsREH Foundation PressFebruary 2007↗The Collected Poetry of Robert E. HowardREH Foundation PressJanuary 2009↗The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume TwoREH Foundation PressNovember 2022↗