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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO ONE WHO PASSED: WOODROW WILSON, by LOUISE BURTON LAIDLAW
First Line: Great men have passed
Last Line: Thy vision still shall lead.
Alternate Author Name(s): Backus, L., Mrs.
Subject(s): Death; Honor; Presidents, United States; Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924); Dead, The
First Line: Great men have passed
Last Line: Thy vision still shall lead.
Alternate Author Name(s): Backus, L., Mrs.
Subject(s): Death; Honor; Presidents, United States; Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924); Dead, The
Great men have passed
Remembered now by none,
Shall we forget at last
The work which thou hast done?
Not so, Great Heart,
Though thou art sped indeed,
Thine was a gift apart,
Thy vision still shall lead.
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