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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FULL CYCLE, by JOHN WHITE CHADWICK Poet's Biography First Line: Spain drew us proudly from the womb of night Last Line: And thrusts her deep in a dishonored grave. Subject(s): Spanish-american War (1898) | |||
SPAIN drew us proudly from the womb of night, A lusty man-child of the Western wave, -- Who now, full-grown, smites the old midwife down, And thrusts her deep in a dishonored grave. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PHILIPPINE CONQUEST by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPAIN IN AMERICA by GEORGE SANTAYANA YOUNG SAMMY'S FIRST WILD OATS by GEORGE SANTAYANA WHEN THE GREAT GRAY SHIPS COME IN [AUGUST 20, 1898] by GUY WETMORE CARRYL THE CALL TO THE COLORS by ARTHUR GUITERMAN THE RUSH OF THE OREGON by ARTHUR GUITERMAN THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO by WILLIAM HAMILTON HAYNE FOR DECORATION DAY: 1898-1899 by RUPERT HUGHES THE MAKING OF MAN by JOHN WHITE CHADWICK |
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