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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RISE OF MAN, by JOHN WHITE CHADWICK Poet's Biography First Line: Thou for whose birth the whole creation yearned Last Line: Of those perfections which are yet to be. Subject(s): Mankind; Religion; Human Race; Theology | |||
Thou for whose birth the whole creation yearned Through countless ages of the morning world, Who, first in fiery vapors dimly hurled, Next to the senseless crystal slowly turned, Then to the plant which grew to something more, -- Humblest of creatures that draw breath of life,-- Wherefrom through infinites of patient pain Came conscious man to reason and adore: Shall we be shamed because such things have been, Or hate one jot of our ancestral pride? Nay, in thyself art thou not deified That from such depths thou couldst such summits win? While the long way behind is prophecy Of those perfections which are yet to be. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY THE MAKING OF MAN by JOHN WHITE CHADWICK |
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