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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ALBUM VERSES, by WASHINGTON IRVING Poet's Biography First Line: Thou record of the votive throng Last Line: To tell that he has worshipp'd there. Alternate Author Name(s): Oldstyle, Jonathan | |||
THOU record of the votive throng, That fondly seek this fairy shrine, And pay the tribute of a song Where worth and loveliness combine, -- What boots that I, a vagrant wight From clime to clime still wandering on, Upon thy friendly page should write -- Who'll think of me when I am gone? Go plough the wave, and sow the sand! Throw seed to ev'ry wind that blows; Along the highway strew thy hand, And fatten on the crop that grows. For even thus the man that roams On heedless hearts his feeling spends; Strange tenant of a thousand homes, And friendless, with ten thousand friends! Yet here, for once, I'll leave a trace, To ask in after times a thought! To say that here a resting place My wayworn heart has fondly sought. So the poor pilgrim heedless strays, Unmoved thro' many a region fair; But at some shrine his tribute pays To tell that he has worshipp'd there. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FALLS OF THE PASSAIC by WASHINGTON IRVING THE GREAT HUNT by CARL SANDBURG QUATORZAINS: 5. TO NIGHT by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES TYRANNICK [TYRANNIC] LOVE: PROLOGUE by JOHN DRYDEN |
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