Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WALLABOUT MARTYRS, by WALT WHITMAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Greater than memory of achilles or ulysses Last Line: The stepping stones to thee to-day and here, america. Subject(s): American Revolution; New York City - Revolutionary Period | ||||||||
Greater than memory of Achilles or Ulysses, More, more by far to thee than tomb of Alexander, Those cart loads of old charnel ashes, scales and splints of mouldy bones, Once living men -- once resolute courage, aspiration, strength, The stepping stones to thee to-day and here, America. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STORMING OF STONY POINT [JULY 16, 1779] by ARTHUR GUITERMAN GOLDEN HILL by HAMILTON FISH ARMSTRONG NABBY, THE NEW YORK HOUSEKEEPER by PHILIP FRENEAU THE TOMB OF THE PATRIOTS by PHILIP FRENEAU A RAID OF THE NEUTRAL GROUND by ARTHUR GUITERMAN DECATUR'S TOAST by ARTHUR GUITERMAN FORT TRYON by ARTHUR GUITERMAN FRAUNCES' TAVERN by ARTHUR GUITERMAN MARY MURRAY OF MURRAY HILL by ARTHUR GUITERMAN A BROADWAY PAGEANT by WALT WHITMAN |
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