Ethiopian Troops

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“The Ethiopian cannot change his skin nor the leopard his spots.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“But, where the road runs near the stream,
Oft through the trees they catch a glance
Of passing troops in the sun’s beam—
Pennon, and plume, and flashing lance!
Forth to the world those soldiers fare,
To life, to cities, and to war!”
—Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)