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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CONTRAST, by WILDA LEE CUMMINGS
First Line: He was a man of greatness and glory
Last Line: That was washington, too.
Subject(s): Boys; Presidents, United States; Washington, George (1732-1799)
First Line: He was a man of greatness and glory
Last Line: That was washington, too.
Subject(s): Boys; Presidents, United States; Washington, George (1732-1799)
He was a man of greatness and glory.
He was hailed as the rescuer of a nation,
The hero of countless battles --
That was Washington.
He was the bov whose mother worried about him --
Whether his hair was combed,
And if he'd washed behind his ears, --
If he felt ill from eating green apples.
That was Washington, too.
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