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THE POETS, by                    
First Line: The poets! The poets!
Last Line: Thanks be to god for them!
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets


THE poets! the poets!
Those giants of the earth;
In mighty strength they tower above
The men of common birth;
A noble race -- they mingle not
Among the motley throng,
But move, with slow and measured step,
To music-notes along!

The poets! the poets!
What conquests they can boast!
Without one drop of life-blood spilt,
They rule a world's wide host;
Their stainless banner floats unharm'd
From age to lengthen'd age;
And History records their deeds
Upon her proudest page!

The poets! the poets!
How endless is their fame!
Death, like a thin mist, comes, yet leaves
No shadow on each name;
But as yon starry gems that gleam
In evening's crystal sky,
So have they won, in mem'ry's depths,
An immortality!

The poets! the poets!
Who doth not linger o'er
The glorious volumes that contain
Their pure and spotless lore?
They charm us in the saddest hours,
Our richest joys they feed;
And love for them has grown to be
A universal creed!

The poets! the poets!
Those kingly minstrels dead,
Well may we twine a votive wreath
Around each honour'd head.
No tribute is too high to give
Those crown'd ones among men;
The poets! the true poets!
Thanks be to God for them!





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