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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IDENTITY, by MARY SINTON LEITCH Poet's Biography
First Line: Forever we are bondsmen to the past
Last Line: With luther's zeal and die by caesar's sword.
First Line: Forever we are bondsmen to the past
Last Line: With luther's zeal and die by caesar's sword.
Forever we are bondsmen to the past.
Nor flesh nor spirit can we claim our own.
Seed of our dreams by Angelo was sown --
And Alexander. Dead hands hold us fast.
Today we triumph because David cast
Against Goliath's shield a conquering stone;
We fail because some beggar stole a bone,
Because Napoleon lost his crown at last.
We are the past, each one of us an urn
Wherein the essence of the years is poured.
You bow before Mahomet's shrine and turn
To wash the wounded feet of the risen Lord.
With Socrates I drink the hemlock, burn
With Luther's zeal and die by Caesar's sword.
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