History & Politics
The Politician
From Shapes of Clay (1903)
History & Politics
"Let Glory's sons manipulate
The tiller of the Ship of State.
Be mine the humble, useful toil
To work the tiller of the soil."
Cite this poem
MLA
Bierce, Ambrose. “The Politician.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/234/.
Chicago
Bierce, Ambrose. “The Politician.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/234/.
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