Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THINK ON EMPIRES, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER


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THINK ON EMPIRES, by                    
First Line: Many's the man who's fitted to lead
Last Line: The future shall make!
Subject(s): Future; Man-woman Relationships; Male-female Relations


Many's the man who's fitted to lead
Progression's van and empires build,
Yet dribbles his time with things that impede
And obstruct the things which might be fulfilled
If he were but bold;
Many's the place which harbors the man
Who's fit to be king, yet by reason of doubt
Contented remains and does what he can
In some petty place with peasants about,
And rusts and grows old.

Many's the man whose parish has claimed
All of his might while the world waits and waits
For someone like him who can be inflamed
With zeal for its needs and whose strength animates
The dull, sluggish mass;
Many's the place, like Bethlehem small,
Least in world-fame, yet is destined to bring
From out of its midst a Ruler of all,
Crowned and acclaimed a Saviour and King,
Too great for one class.

Many's the man and many's the place
That needs to be roused to the things they can be;
Many's the land and many's the race
That offers a field for activity
When once they awake;
If men will but think on empires grand
Instead of on parishes petty and small,
Their minds will mature and their souls will expand,
And they will be ready to answer the call
The Future shall make!





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