Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIBERTY, by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON Poet's Biography First Line: Liberty, fiery goddess, dangerous saint! Last Line: The scions of thine aye-unvanquished line! Alternate Author Name(s): Duclaux, Madame Emile; Darmesteter, Mary; Robinson, A. Mary F. Subject(s): Freedom; Liberty | ||||||||
LIBERTY, fiery Goddess, dangerous Saint! God knows I worship thee no less than they Who fain would set thee in the common way To battle at their sides without restraint, Redoubtable Amazon! Who, never faint, Climbest the barricades at break of day, With tangled locks and blood-besmirched array, Thy torch low-smoking through the carnage taint! But I would set thee in a golden shrine Above the enraptured eyes of dreaming men, Where thou shouldst reign immutable, divine, A hope to all generations and a sign; Slow-guiding to the stars, through quag and fen, The scions of thine aye-unvanquished line! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE THE WILD SWAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE QUARTET IN F MAJOR by WILLIAM MEREDITH CROSS THAT LINE by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER AN ORCHARD AT AVIGNON by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON |
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