History & Politics

To Toussaint L'Ouverture

by William Wordsworth 1770–1850

From Poems, in Two Volumes (1807)

History & Politics

Toussaint, the most unhappy Man of Men!
Whether the rural Milk-maid by her Cow
Sing in thy hearing, or thou liest now
Alone in some deep dungeon's earless den,
O miserable chieftain! where and when
Wilt thou find patience? Yet die not; do thou
Wear rather in thy bonds a chearful brow:
Though fallen Thyself, never to rise again,
Live, and take comfort. Thou hast left behind
Powers that will work for thee; air, earth, and skies;
There's not a breathing of the common wind
That will forget thee; thou hast great allies;
Thy friends are exultations, agonies,
And love, and Man's unconquerable mind.

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Wordsworth, William. “To Toussaint L'Ouverture.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wordsworth/70/.

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