Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by JOHN JAMES PIATT First Line: Stern be the pilot in the dreadful hour Last Line: Made by god's providence the anointed one. Variant Title(s): Sonnet In 1862 Subject(s): American Civil War; Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865); Presidents, United States; U.s. - History | ||||||||
STERN be the pilot in the dreadful hour When a great nation, like a ship at sea With the wroth breakers whitening at her lee, Feels her last shudder if her helmsman cower; A godlike manhood be his mighty dower! Such and so gifted, Lincoln, mayst thou be With thy high wisdom's low simplicity And awful tenderness of voted power. From our hot records then thy name shall stand On Time's calm ledger out of passionate days -- With the pure debt of gratitude begun, One of the many of a mighty Land, Made by God's providence the Anointed One. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OLD OSAWATOMIE by CARL SANDBURG THE BONNIE BLUE FLAG by HARRY MACARTHY LEE'S PAROLE by MARION MANVILLE THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS by MARION MANVILLE THE LITTLE ODYSSEY OF JASON QUINT, OF SCIENCE, DOCTOR by THOMAS MCGRATH A CANTICLE: SIGNIFICANT OF NATIONAL EXALTATION CLOSE OF WAR by HERMAN MELVILLE A GRAVE NEAR PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA by HERMAN MELVILLE IRELAND; A SEASIDE PORTRAIT by JOHN JAMES PIATT |
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