How Long (James Monroe Whitfield Poems)
How long, oh gracious God! how long Shall power lord it over right?The feeble, trampled by the strong, Remain in slavery's gloomy ...
How long, oh gracious God! how long Shall power lord it over right?The feeble, trampled by the strong, Remain in slavery's gloomy ...
In vain thou bid'st me strike the lyre, And sing a song of mirth and glee,Or, kindling with poetic fire, Attempt some ...
"Since he miscalled the morning star,Nor man, nor fiend hath fallen so far."— ByronWhen gathered in the courts above, Before Jehovah's ...
America, it is to thee,Thou boasted land of liberty, —It is to thee I raise my song,Thou land of blood, ...
I just had turned the classic page, With ancient lore and wisdom fraught,Which many a hoary-headed sage Had stamped with never-dying thought;And ...
I love the man whose lofty mind On God and its own strength relies;Who seeks the welfare of his kind, And dare ...
Another year has passed away,And brings again the glorious dayWhen Freedom from her slumber woke,And broke the British tyrant's yoke ...
In the bright dreams of early youth, I strung my lyre, and waked a strain,In praise of friendship, love and truth, Without ...
In the bright days of early youth, Hope told a fond, delusive taleOf lasting friendship, holy truth, And steadfast love which ne'er ...
All hail! thou truly noble chief, Who scorned to live a cowering slave;Thy name shall stand on history's leaf, Amid the mighty ...
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