Lines In Memory Of William Leggett
William Cullen Bryant 1794 (Cummington) – 1878 (New York City)
The earth may ring, from shore to shore,
With echoes of a glorious name,
But he, whose loss our tears deplore,
Has left behind him more than fame.
For when the death-frost came to lie
On Leggett's warm and mighty heart,
And quenched his bold and friendly eye,
His spirit did not all depart.
The words of fire that from his pen
Were flung upon the fervent page,
Still move, still shake the hearts of men,
Amid a cold and coward age.
His love of truth, too warm, too strong
For Hope or Fear to chain or chill,
His hate of tyranny and wrong,
Burn in the breasts he kindled still.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 569 |
Words | 113 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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