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A poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes |
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To James Freeman Clarke |
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Title: To James Freeman Clarke Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes [More Titles by Holmes] APRIL 4, 2022 I BRING the simplest pledge of love, How few still breathe this mortal air That name the kind apostle bore What blending thoughts our memories share! Of vistas bright with opening day, The heights are gained. Ah, say not so His labors,--will they ever cease,-- Our strength the clustered seasons tax,-- The wise, the brave, the strong, we know,-- With truth's bold cohorts, or alone, Count not his years while earth has need [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |