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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PASSING OF THE EX-SLAVE, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Swift melting into yesterday Last Line: These uncrowned pilgrims of the night! Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): Slavery; Serfs | |||
Swift melting into yesterday, The tortured hordes of ebon-clay; No more is heard the plaintive strain, The rhythmic chaunting of their pain. Their mounded bodies dimly rise To fill the gulf of sacrifice, And o'er their silent hearts below The mantled millions softly go. Some few remaining still abide, Gnarled sentinels of time and tide, Now mellowed by a chastened glow Which lighter hearts will never know. Winding into the silent way, Spent with the travail of the day, So royal in their humble might These uncrowned Pilgrims of the Night! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOY IN THE WOODS by CLAUDE MCKAY ELIZABETH KECKLEY: 30 YEARS A SLAVE AND 4 YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE by E. ETHELBERT MILLER EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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