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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SECRETS OF AMERICAN CIVILIZATION, by MURIEL RUKEYSER Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Jefferson spoke of freedom but he held slaves Last Line: Refusing to be either slave or slaveholder | |||
View Poem Text | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOW WE DID IT by MURIEL RUKEYSER THE BOOK OF THE DEAD: ALLOY by MURIEL RUKEYSER TO MY HONOURED FRIEND DR. CHARLETON by JOHN DRYDEN A NIGHT-PIECE ON DEATH by THOMAS PARNELL THE PRINCESS: [BUGLE] SONG by ALFRED TENNYSON TO MY FIANCEE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS WHITE GRASS by ADA BAZZACCHINI QUESTION AND ANSWER by MATHILDE BLIND MONODY ON A LADY FAMED FOR HER CAPRICE by ROBERT BURNS |
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