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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MARGARET FULLER, by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Thou, sibyl rapt! Whose sympathetic soul Last Line: And the great heart that loved the brave and free. Subject(s): Fuller, Margaret (1810-1850) | |||
THOU, Sibyl rapt! whose sympathetic soul Infused the myst'ries thy tongue failed to tell; Though from thy lips the marvellous accents fell, And weird wise meanings o'er the senses stole, Through those rare cadences, with winsome spell; Yet even in such refrainings of thy voice There struggled up a wailing undertone, That spoke thee victim of the Sisters' choice,-- Charming all others, dwelling still alone. They left thee thus disconsolate to roam, And scorned thy dear, devoted life to spare. Around the storm-tost vessel sinking there The wild waves chant thy dirge and welcome home; Survives alone thy sex's valiant plea, And the great heart that loved the brave and free. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON LOVE: MARGARET FULLER by EDWARD HIRSCH BALLAD OF LADIES LOST AND FOUND by MARILYN HACKER ON THE DEATH OF M. D'OSSOLI & HIS WIFE, MARGARET FULLER by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR BALLAD OF LADIES LOST AND FOUND by MARILYN HACKER ON LOVE: MARGARET FULLER by EDWARD HIRSCH LECTURES ON LOVE: 4. MARGARET FULLER (VARIANT OF 'ON LOVE') by EDWARD HIRSCH GARRISON by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT WENDELL PHILLIPS by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT CHANNING by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT |
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