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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JAMES MCCOSH, by ROBERT BRIDGES (1858-1941) Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Young to the end through sympathy with youth Last Line: "sorrow will shadow those he called ""my boys""!" Alternate Author Name(s): Droch Subject(s): Mccosh, James (1811-1894); Teaching & Teachers; Educators; Professors | |||
YOUNG to the end through sympathy with youth, Gray man of learning, -- champion of truth! Direct in rugged speech, alert in mind, He felt his kinship with all humankind, And never feared to trace development Of high from low, -- assured and full content That man paid homage to the Mind above, Uplifted by the "Royal Law of Love." The laws of nature that he loved to trace Have worked, at last, to veil from us his face; The dear old elms and ivy-covered walls Will miss his presence, and the stately halls His trumpet voice. And in their joys Sorrow will shadow those he called "my boys"! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CORRESPONDENCE-SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR SAYS GOODBYE TO HIS POETRY STUDENTS by GALWAY KINNELL GRATITUDE TO OLD TEACHERS by ROBERT BLY TWO RAMAGES FOR OLD MASTERS by ROBERT BLY ON FLUNKING A NICE BOY OUT OF SCHOOL by JOHN CIARDI HER MONOLOGUE OF DARK CREPE WITH EDGES OF LIGHT by NORMAN DUBIE OF POLITICS, & ART by NORMAN DUBIE SEVERAL MEASURES FOR THE LITTLE LOST by NORMAN DUBIE A TOAST TO OUR NATIVE LAND by ROBERT BRIDGES (1858-1941) |
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