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Source: National Magazine Source type: magazine Document type: poem Document title: “William McKinley” Author(s): anonymous Date of publication: October 1901 Volume number: 15 Issue number: 1 Pagination: none |
| Citation |
| “William McKinley.” National Magazine Oct. 1901 v15n1: [no pagination]. |
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| Keywords |
| William McKinley (death: poetry). |
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| none. |
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The poem below appears in a special supplemental section of the magazine
titled “A McKinley Memorial.”
The poem below is accompanied on the same page with a photograph of McKinley. |
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William McKinley
Our chieftain rests from sorrow and from pain,
His mortal eyes are sealed with pleasant peace;
Ours is the grief and sorrow, his the gain.We filled his days and nights with sober care;
Now, by God’s grace, his happy spirit breathes
With his dear children a serener air.