Amos Bronson Alcott Tongue Poems
- 1. Proem Iii
Not all the brilliant beauties I have seen,
Mid the gay splendors of some Southern hall,
In jewelled grandeur, or in plainest mien,
Did so my fancy and my heart enthral,
... - 2. Wendell Phillips
PEOPLEâ??S ATTORNEY, servant of the Right!
Pleader for all shades of the solar ray,
Complexions dusky, yellow, red, or white;
Who, in thy countryâ??s and thy timeâ??s despite,
... - 3. Channing
CHANNING! my Mentor whilst my thought was young,
And I the votary of fair liberty,â??
How hung I then upon thy glowing tongue,
And thought of love and truth as one with thee!
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