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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE STATUE ON THE CAPITOL; LOOKING EASTWARD AT DAWN, by JOHN JAMES PIATT First Line: What sunken splendor in the eastern skies Last Line: Whose savage garments from thy shoulders fly, %whose eagle clings in sunrise to thy crest! Subject(s): Art And Artists; Capitol, Washington, D.c.; Crawford, Thomas (1814-1857); Sculpture And Sculptors; Statues | |||
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