Amos Bronson Alcott True Poems
- 1. Channing
CHANNING! my Mentor whilst my thought was young,
And I the votary of fair liberty,â??
How hung I then upon thy glowing tongue,
And thought of love and truth as one with thee!
... - 2. Thoreau
WHO nearer Natureâ??s life would truly come
Must nearest come to him of whom I speak;
He all kinds knew,â??the vocal and the dumb;
Masterful in genius was he, and unique,
... - 3. Bartol
POET of the Pulpit, whose full-chorded lyre
Startles the churches from their slumbers late,
Discoursing music, mixed with lofty ire
At wrangling factions in the restless state,
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