Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EXPERIENCE, by RALPH WALDO EMERSON Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The lords of life, the lords of life Last Line: "the founder thou; these are thy race!" | ||||||||
The lords of life, the lords of life, -- I saw them pass In their own guise, Like and unlike, Portly and grim, -- Use and surprise, Surface and dream, Succession swift, and spectral wrong, Temperament without a tongue, And the inventor of the game Omnipresent without name; -- Some to see, some to be guessed, They marched from east to west: Little man, least of all, Among the legs of his guardians tall, Walked about with puzzled look. Him by the hand dear Nature took, Dearest Nature, strong and kind, Whispered, "Darling, never mind! Tomorrow they will wear another face, The founder thou; these are thy race!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BOSTON HYMN; READ IN MUSIC HALL, JANUARY 1, 1863 by RALPH WALDO EMERSON CONCORD HYMN; SUNG AT COMPLETION OF CONCORD MONUMENT, 1836 by RALPH WALDO EMERSON DIRGE (1) by RALPH WALDO EMERSON EACH AND [OR, IN] ALL by RALPH WALDO EMERSON EROS (1) by RALPH WALDO EMERSON FABLE: THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL by RALPH WALDO EMERSON |
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