Arts & Sciences
A Crowned Poet
From An American Anthology, 1787–1900 (1900)
Arts & Sciences
In thy coach of state
Pass, O King, along:
He no envy feels
To whom God giveth song.
Starving, still I smile,
Laugh at want and wrong:
He is fed and crowned
To whom God giveth song.
Better than all pomps
That to rank belong,--
One such dream as his
To whom God giveth song.
Let us greet, O King,
As we pass along:
He, too, is a king
To whom God giveth song.
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MLA
Aldrich, Anne Reeve. “A Crowned Poet.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/aldrich_ar/3/.
Chicago
Aldrich, Anne Reeve. “A Crowned Poet.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/aldrich_ar/3/.
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