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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHANNING, by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Channing! My mentor whilst my thought was young Last Line: O realize his pentecostal dream! Subject(s): Channing, William Ellery (1780-1842) | |||
CHANNING! my Mentor whilst my thought was young, And I the votary of fair liberty,-- How hung I then upon thy glowing tongue, And thought of love and truth as one with thee! Thou wast the inspirer of a nobler life, When I with error waged unequal strife, And from its coils thy teaching set me free. Be ye, his followers, to his leading true, Nor privilege covet, nor the wider sway; But hold right onward in his loftier way, As best becomes, and is his rightful due. If learning 's yours,--gifts God doth least esteem,-- Beyond all gifts was his transcendent view: O realize his Pentecostal dream! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO WILLIAM E. CHANNING by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF DR. CHANNING by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL GARRISON by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT WENDELL PHILLIPS by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT EMERSON by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT HAWTHORNE by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT MARGARET FULLER by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT THOREAU by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT APPROACHING GOD by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT |
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