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The Red Flower: Poems Written in War Time

By Henry Van Dyke

2020-02-28 20:59:03

Brief Extract: God said, "I am tired of kings,"— But that was a long time ago! And meantime man said, "No, I like their looks in their robes and rings." So he crowned a few more, And they went on playing the game as before Fightin ... Read more
Brief Extract: God said, "I am tired of kings,"— But that was a long time ago! And meantime man said, "No, I like their looks in their robes and rings." So he crowned a few more, And they went on playing the game as before Fighting and spoiling things. Man said, "I am tired of kings! Sons of the robber-chiefs of yore, They make me pay for their lust and their war; I am the puppet, they pull the strings; The blood of my heart is the wine they drink. I will govern myself for while I think, And see what that brings!" Then God, who made the first remark, Smiled in the dark. Less

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File size39.64 KB
Print pages70
PublisherPublic Domain Book
Publication date2015-11-15
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1355479871
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Henry Van Dyke
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Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, educator, and author. He graduated from Princeton in 1873, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1874. He was pastor of the Bric...

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