Social Commentaries
To Young America
From Lincoln & Other Poems (1901)
Social Commentaries
In spite of the stare of the wise and the world’s derision,
Dare travel the star-blazed road, dare follow the Vision.
It breaks as a hush on the soul in the wonder of youth;
And the lyrical dream of the boy is the kingly truth.
The world is a vapor, and only the Vision is real—
Yea, nothing can hold against Hell but the Wingèd Ideal.
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MLA
Markham, Edwin. “To Young America.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/110/.
Chicago
Markham, Edwin. “To Young America.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/110/.
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