Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GEORGE MOSES HORTON, MYSELF, by GEORGE MOSES HORTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I feel myself in need Last Line: And dart from world to world. Subject(s): Horton, George Moses (1797-1883) | ||||||||
I feel myself in need Of the inspiring strains of ancient lore, My heart to lift, my empty mind to feed, And all the world explore. I know that I am old And never can recover what is past, But for the future may some light unfold And soar from ages blast. I feel resolved to try, My wish to prove, my calling to pursue, Or mount up from the earth into the sky, To show what Heaven can do. My genius from a boy, Has fluttered like a bird within my heart; But could not thus confined her powers employ, Impatient to depart. She, like a restless bird, Would spread her wing, her power to be unfurl'd, And let her songs be loudly heard, And dart from world to world. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON LIBERTY AND SLAVERY by GEORGE MOSES HORTON A SLAVE'S REFLECTIONS THE EVE BEFORE HIS SALE by GEORGE MOSES HORTON ACROSTICS by GEORGE MOSES HORTON CONNUBIAL FELICITY by GEORGE MOSES HORTON DEATH OF AN OLD CARRIAGE HORSE by GEORGE MOSES HORTON DIVISION OF AN ESTATE by GEORGE MOSES HORTON EARLY AFFECTION by GEORGE MOSES HORTON EXCITED FROM READING THE OBEDIENCE OF NATURE TO HER LORD IN VESSEL SEA by GEORGE MOSES HORTON EXECUTION OF PRIVATE HENRY ANDERSON by GEORGE MOSES HORTON FAREWELL TO FRANCES by GEORGE MOSES HORTON |
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