| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 119. Margaret Fuller |
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| THOU, Sibyl rapt! whose sympathetic soul | |
| Infused the myst’ries thy tongue failed to tell; | |
| Though from thy lips the marvellous accents fell, | |
| And weird wise meanings o’er the senses stole, | |
| Through those rare cadences, with winsome spell; | 5 |
| Yet even in such refrainings of thy voice | |
| There struggled up a wailing undertone, | |
| That spoke thee victim of the Sisters’ choice,— | |
| Charming all others, dwelling still alone. | |
| They left thee thus disconsolate to roam, | 10 |
| And scorned thy dear, devoted life to spare. | |
| Around the storm-tost vessel sinking there | |
| The wild waves chant thy dirge and welcome home; | |
| Survives alone thy sex’s valiant plea, | |
| And the great heart that loved the brave and free. | 15 |
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