VICEROY they made him, Admiral and Don, Wishing — good King and Queen! — to honor him Whose deeds should make all like distinctions dim. Columbus! Other title needs he none. And they — in wisdom more than kingship blest — Go down to future days, remembered best For service rendered to that lowly one. Columbus! With proud love, yet reverently, Pronounce that name — the name of one who heard A word of life, and, answering that word, Braved death, unfearing, on the Shadowy Sea; Who — seeking land not known to any chart, That land by faith deep graven on his heart — Found justice, truth, and human liberty! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN ODE UPON A QUESTION WHETHER LOVE SHOULD CONTINUE FOREVER by EDWARD HERBERT THE EAGLE THAT IS FORGOTTEN by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY FROST-WORK by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 22. AL-BASIT by EDWIN ARNOLD THE WASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL by CLARA BECK PSALM 36. DIXIT INJUSTUS by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE MY FOOLISH DEEDS by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH BRITANNIA'S PASTORALS: BOOK 1. TO WILLIAM, EARL OF PEMBROKE by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) |