Lincoln; Written for the Occasion of the Unveiling of the Freedmen’s Monument in Memory of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln; Written for the Occasion of the Unveiling of the Freedmen’s Monument in Memory of Abraham Lincoln – wiersz amerykańskiej poetki Henrietty Cordelii Ray[1][2][3], opublikowany w Nowym Jorku w 1893. Utwór powstał z okazji odsłonięcia Emancipation Memorial w Waszyngtonie w 1876[4].
- To-day, O martyred chief, beneath the sun
- We would unveil thy form; to thee who won
- Th' applause of nations for thy soul sincere,
- A loving tribute we would offer here.
- 'T was thine not worlds to conquer, but men's hearts;
- To change to balm the sting of slavery's darts;
- In lowly charity thy joy to find,
- And open "gates of mercy on mankind."
- And so they come, the freed, with grateful gift,
- From whose sad path the shadows thou didst lift.
Przypisy
edytuj- ↑ Henrietta Cordelia Ray, Poet (1849–1917). PoetryFoundation.org. [dostęp 2017-04-19]. (ang.).
- ↑ Poet Henrietta Cordelia Ray. poets.org. [dostęp 2017-04-19]. (ang.).
- ↑ Henrietta Ray, a fine black poet and biographer. aaregistry.org. [dostęp 2017-04-19]. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2017-12-22)]. (ang.).
- ↑ Freedman’s Memorial: A Controversial Sculpture Honoring the Emancipation Proclamation. livinglincoln.web.unc.edu. [dostęp 2017-04-19]. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2017-04-20)]. (ang.).
Bibliografia
edytuj- Henrietta Cordelia Ray: Lincoln; Written for the Occasion of the Unveiling of the Freedmen’s Monument in Memory of Abraham Lincoln. Archive.org, 1893. [dostęp 2017-04-19]. (ang.).