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A REASONABLE CONSTITUTION by HERMAN MELVILLE

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHAT THOUGH REASON FORGED YOUR SCHEME?
Last Line: GOVERN THE REASONING CREATURE, MAN.
Subject(s): UTOPIA;

What though Reason forged your scheme?
'Twas Reason dreamed the Utopia's dream:
'Tis dream to think that Reason can
Govern the reasoning creature, man.



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