Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
The BisonPadraic Colum
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A lake of majesty!
Assyria knew the sign:
The god-incarnate King.
The lion’s drowns in it:
And thy placidity—
A moon within that lake!
A world, thou takest breath:
Earth-shape, and strength of stone,
A Titan-sultan’s child.