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Source: Philadelphia Record Source type: newspaper Document type: poem Document title: “William McKinley” Author(s): Thomas, Lambert Reynolds City of publication: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date of publication: 15 September 1901 Volume number: none Issue number: 10787 Pagination: 4 |
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| Thomas, Lambert Reynolds. “William McKinley.” Philadelphia Record 15 Sept. 1901 n10787: p. 4. |
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| William McKinley (poetry); William McKinley (death: poetry). |
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William McKinley
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Calm face, cast in the ancient Roman mold;
Firm lips, responsive to their master’s will,
That could be eloquent, or stern and still,
By the o’er-mastering intellect controlled;
Clear, steady eyes, that seemed to seize and hold
Men’s inmost thoughts. O voice that once could thrill
The waiting multitude, can grim Death chill
Thy long-felt power? Can that warm heart grow cold?Mourn for the time-tried Leader ye have lost—
The fearless helmsman of the Ship of State;
Martyr to duty, master of his fate—
He has found harbor, he, the tempest-tossed.
Thro’ melting mists of prejudice and hate
The man’s strong soul stands bare—too late, too late!Philadelphia, September 14, 1901.