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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE REAL REFORMER, by WILLIAM WATSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Not he, the statesman, whatsoe'er his name
Last Line: Not of his country alone, but of his kind.
Alternate Author Name(s): Watson, John William
Subject(s): Politics & Government
First Line: Not he, the statesman, whatsoe'er his name
Last Line: Not of his country alone, but of his kind.
Alternate Author Name(s): Watson, John William
Subject(s): Politics & Government
NOT he, the statesman, whatsoe'er his name,
Who would strip Life of all adventurousness,
Of all but arrow-proof and storm-proof dress,
Making it more and more ignobly tame,
Poorer in perils which they that overcame
Were braced and manned by, -- making it less and less
The school of heroes armed for struggle and stress, --
Not he shall win hereafter radiant fame.
But when some dauntless teller of truth unsweet
Shall shake the slumberous People, with rude power,
To a vast New Birth of all the soul and mind,
Him, and none other, at the destined hour,
Him, quick or dead, the thunderous thanks shall greet,
Not of his country alone, but of his kind.
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