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His creed on this head is well expressed by what Byron says of the Coliseum : " While stands the Coliseum , Rome shall stand ! When falls the Coliseum , Rome shall fall ; And when Rome falls - the world . " - Childe Harold , c . iv .
His creed on this head is well expressed by what Byron says of the Coliseum : " While stands the Coliseum , Rome shall stand ! When falls the Coliseum , Rome shall fall ; And when Rome falls - the world . " - Childe Harold , c . iv .
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