William Gay Poems Archives - Famous Inspirational Poems, Poetry, Quotes

And, now, a vacancy occurs,For very nearly sixteen years,In which I'd not the least desire,To strike the harp or tune ...

Hail foes to oppression, and lovers of freedom!Your day has arrived, and your power you know:-This host of timeservers, I'm ...

Alas alas! my power is gone;I thought 'twould last for ever;But now 'tis over, I must own,They've done it very ...

THE WORLD did say to me,'My bread thou shalt not eat,I have no place for theeIn house nor field nor ...

SHE sits a queen whom none shall dare despoil,Her crown the sun, her guard the vigilant sea,And round her throne ...

RELUCTANT Morn, whose meagre radiance liesWith doubtful glimmer on the farthest hills,How long shall men, reiterant of their ills,With peevish ...

IF in the summer of thy bright regardFor one brief season these poor Rhymes shall liveI ask no more, nor ...

They shine upon my table there,A constellation mimic sweet,No stars in Heaven could shine more fair,Nor Earth has beauty more ...

HOW long, O Lord, shall this, my country, beA nation of the dead? How long shall theyWho seek their own ...

O steep and rugged Life, whose harsh ascentSlopes blindly upward through the bitter night!They say that on thy summit, high ...

FROM all division let our land be free,For God has made her one: complete she liesWithin the unbroken circle of ...

William Gay Poems (11 Poems)