Death & Dying

Hamilton Greene

by Edgar Lee Masters 1868–1950

From Spoon River Anthology (1916)

Death & Dying

I was the only child of Frances Harris of Virginia
And Thomas Greene of Kentucky,
Of valiant and honorable blood both.
To them I owe all that I became,
Judge, member of Congress, leader in the State.
From my mother I inherited
Vivacity, fancy, language;
From my father will, judgment, logic.
All honor to them
For what service I was to the people!

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Masters, Edgar Lee. “Hamilton Greene.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/masters/109/.

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Masters, Edgar Lee. “Hamilton Greene.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/masters/109/.

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