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Poems
William Dean Howells
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There he charged them pray, and rest not from prayer while a sinner
In the sound of their voices denied the Friend of the sinner:
“Pray till the night shall fall,––till the stars are faint in the morning,––
Yea, till the sun himself be faint in that glory and brightness,
Faint in the light which shall dawn in mercy for penitent sinners.”
Kneeling, he led them in prayer; and the quick and sobbing responses
Spake how their souls were moved with the might and the grace of the Spirit.
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Then while the converts recounted how God had chastened and saved them,––
Children, whose golden locks yet shone with the lingering effulgence
Of the touches of Him who blessed little children forever;
Old men, whose yearning eyes were dimmed with the far-streaming brightness
Seen through t. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Applaud the spirit of trying to write in his own communal dialect, but it makes the poem nearly unreadable for me.
I decided to pick this up after teaching "Sympathy," and I really enjoyed it. His style is so musical that it's pleasant to read. He also hits all the right spots when addressing serious issues. Definitely deserving of acclaim.
Very, very beautiful poetry from a black man who died at only 33. Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American C
3 1/2 stars
Major Field Prep: 22/133
This 1994 collected edition of Dunbar's poetry reprints the 1913 Completed Works and adds an addition 60 or so poems that were not included in that posthumous volume. Dunbar's poetry takes on a wide variety of styles, genres, and forms and the most distinct difference in grou
Lyrics of Lowly Life, which I reviewed by itself, is great. The rest of the collection is a bit more uneven, but the strong poems are quite worth it. This is certainly the volume to get if you're going for Dunbar's poetry.
Finally, a great edition of the Poet with the Ear!