THEY tell me, Liberty! that in thy name I may not plead for all the human race; That some are born to bondage and disgrace, Some to a heritage of woe and shame, And some to power supreme, and glorious fame: With my whole soul I spurn the doctrine base, And, as an equal brotherhood, embrace All people, and for all fair freedom claim! Know this, O man ! whate'er thy earthly fate -- God never made a tyrant nor a slave: Woe, then, to those who dare to desecrate His glorious image ! -- for to all He gave Eternal rights, which none may violate; And, by a mighty hand, the oppressed He yet shall save! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BUCOLIC COMEDY: THE BEAR by EDITH SITWELL A FORGOTTEN TUNE by PAUL VERLAINE THE WANTS OF MAN by JOHN QUINCY ADAMS ECHOES: 35. MARGARITAE SORORI by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY SONG: 6 by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD FIDELIA ARGUING WITH HER SELF ON THE DIFFICULTY FINDING TRUE RELIGION by JANE BARKER |