. The hope of the world and other poems. d mankind,Goeth our knight of lilwrty unto the prison curse of orphans and of wives and aged mothers of the crutch they leaned iipon, the strong right arm of youthThat may no more encompass them, shall follow in bis wake. THE HOPE OF THE WORLD AND OTHER POEMS. 9 No curse of burning capitol, or desecrated field,Of ruined cliurcli and sepulchcr, of blackened bearth and borne,Sball follow, like a bird of prey, after tbe exiles the prayers and tears of those who struggled to be free,Who staked their all in freedoms cause, their
. The hope of the world and other poems. d mankind,Goeth our knight of lilwrty unto the prison curse of orphans and of wives and aged mothers of the crutch they leaned iipon, the strong right arm of youthThat may no more encompass them, shall follow in bis wake. THE HOPE OF THE WORLD AND OTHER POEMS. 9 No curse of burning capitol, or desecrated field,Of ruined cliurcli and sepulchcr, of blackened bearth and borne,Sball follow, like a bird of prey, after tbe exiles the prayers and tears of those who struggled to be free,Who staked their all in freedoms cause, their blood, their brawn, their bone,Shall follow this heroic heart, as night doth follow not alone the exile goes, the tlioughts and hopes of menIn every land, in every clime, where freedoms songs are sung,Shall follow him to cheer and bless his sad noble deeds, his sacrifice, have burned his name with fireInto the hearts and brains of men, in bold italic typeThat lapse of time, or height or depth, can nevermore AS NILiHl DUIII FULLUW DAY. 92 THE HOPE OF THE WORLD AND OTHER POEMS. GENERATION AND REGENERATION. God set the stars His firmament to show, Out of dark void He called the sun to burn, But if one breath in anger He should blow,The universe to spirit would return. AN ALIEN. I am a stranger in a foreign landWhose mother tongue I dimly luiderstand,Whose laws and creeds I may not even know,I pray thee, Azrael, let an alien go. A VISION OF LIFE. If night revealed what day diil not disclose,Then when man yields him to his last reposeAnd that vast night of death comes swiftly downMay he not see what now no mortal knows ? THE COMPACT. God said to man, If thou wilt Me obey,And keep My laws and love Me day by day,I 11 give thee strength and wisdom and My love;Man promised, yet each hour he goes astray. THE HOPE OF THE WORLD AND OTHER IOEMS. 93 A CLOUD. Only the passing of a little cloudWill dim the rays of Phabus bright and proud;Only the passing of a clo
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