Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO AMERICA, CONCERNING ENGLAND, by WILLIAM WATSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Art thou her child, born in the proud midday Last Line: Without the crown divine thou might'st have worn. Alternate Author Name(s): Watson, John William Subject(s): England; United States; English; America | ||||||||
ART thou her child, born in the proud midday Of her large soul's abundance and excess, Her daughter and her mightiest heritress, Dowered with her thoughts, and lit on thy great way By her great lamps that shine and fail not? Yea! And at this thunderous hour of struggle and stress, Hither across the ocean wilderness What word comes frozen on the frozen spray? Neutrality! The tiger from his den Springs at thy mother's throat, and canst thou now Watch with a stranger's gaze? So be it, then! Thy loss is more than hers; for, bruised and torn, She shall yet live without thine aid, and thou Without the crown divine thou might'st have worn. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS WATCH THE LIGHTS FADE by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE MEETING YOU AT THE PIERS by KENNETH KOCH |
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