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Source: When the Lilacs Bloom and Other Poems Source type: book Document type: poem Document title: “Our Hero” Author(s): Galloway, Julia R. Publisher: Richard G. Badger Place of publication: Boston, Massachusetts Year of publication: 1905 Pagination: 31 |
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| Galloway, Julia R. “Our Hero.” When the Lilacs Bloom and Other Poems. Boston: Richard G. Badger, 1905: p. 31. |
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| William McKinley (death: poetry); William McKinley (poetry). |
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| William McKinley. |
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Our Hero
President William McKinley
Say not our hero died,
Sweet be his sleep!
Pause not to murmur then,
Pause not to weep!For though his clay we lay
Low ’neath the sod,
Back the triumphant soul
Turns to its God.His be the laurel crown,
Nobly ’twas won!
His be the plaudit now,
“Servant, well done.”Soldier and statesman, friend,
Tender and true;
Oft shall the thought of thee
Our faith renew.Tell me not then “He died,”
Whisper it never;
Lives spent in noble deeds
Live on forever!