Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VALENTINE: TO A REFORMER, by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT Poet's Biography First Line: Enthusiast,' 'dreamer,' - such the names Last Line: Like the sacred pool of yore. Alternate Author Name(s): Greenwood, Grace Subject(s): Holidays; Reform & Reformers; Valentine's Day | ||||||||
"ENTHUSIAST," "Dreamer," -- such the names Thine age bestows on thee, For that great nature, going forth In world-wide sympathy; For the vision clear, the spirit brave, The honest heart and warm, And the voice which swells the battle-cry Of Freedom and Reform! Yet, for thy fearless manliness, When weak time-servers throng, -- Thy chivalrous defence of right, Thy hold rebuke of wrong, -- And for the flame of liberty, Heaven-kindled in thy breast, Which thou hast fed like sacred fire, -- A blessing on thee rest! 'T is said thy spirit knoweth not Its times of calm and sleeping, That ever are its restless thoughts Like wild waves onward leaping. Then may its flashing waters Be tranquil never more, -- They are "troubled" by an angel, Like the sacred pool of yore. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DARKENED HOURS by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT DREAMS by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT EMILIE PLATER by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT FANNY FORESTER by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT HERVEY TO NINA - MISS BREMER by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT I WILL NEVER GROW OLD by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT INVOCATION TO MOTHER EARTH by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT LOVE'S EMBLEMS by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT LOVE-LETTER TO A FRIEND by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT |
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