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HE MADE NO LITTLE PLANS, by                    
First Line: He bade us make no little plans lest they
Last Line: But built for generations yet unborn.
Subject(s): Architecture & Architects; Burnham, Daniel Hudson (1846-1947); City Planning


(To Daniel H. Burnham, pioneer in city planning in America)

He bade us make no little plans lest they
Should fail for petty schemes possess no dower
Of magic to enchant men's hearts and sway
Their lives -- but dreamers of great dreams have power
To raise a god or temple from the clay,
Draw music from the trees and in a shower,
Find rainbow tints which will not pass away
But live for years beyond man's fleeting hour.

He lived his creed and worked with fervency
To raise an uncouth city from the mire;
And countless places felt no destiny
Until he gave them visions to inspire:
He made no little plans for men to scorn
But built for generations yet unborn.





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