Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINCOLN (1), by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK First Line: Wise with the wisdom of ages Last Line: Deathless, he enters life. Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865); Presidents, United States | ||||||||
WISE with the wisdom of ages Shrewd as a man of trade, Grim as the prophets and sages, Keen as a damask blade; Firm as a granite ribbed mountain, Tender as woman's song, Gay as a scintillant fountain -- Yet was he oaken-strong. Here, the wonder of aeons! Born unto pain and strife; Dead, 'mid a thousand paeans, Deathless, he enters life. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS by JOHN HOLLANDER TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON INAUGURATION DAY: JANUARY 1953 by ROBERT LOWELL LINCOLN TRIUMPHANT by EDWIN MARKHAM YOUNG LINCOLN by EDWIN MARKHAM A MAN CHILD IS BORN (1809) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AT SAGAMORE HILL by EDGAR LEE MASTERS BRUTUS LIVES AGAIN IN BOOTH by EDGAR LEE MASTERS ABRAHAM LINCOLN by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK |
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