The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder

Gilder, Richard Watson (1844-1909)

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THE NEW DAY

THE CELESTIAL PASSION

LYRICS

TWO WORLDS AND OTHER POEMS

TO THE SPIRIT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

FAILURE AND SUCCESS

J. R. L.

NAPOLEON

THE WHITE CZAR'S PEOPLE

CHARLESTON

PART V

PART VI

THE GREAT REMEMBRANCE AND OTHER POEMS

IN PALESTINE AND OTHER POEMS

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J. R. L.

ON HIS BIRTHDAY

Navies nor armies can exalt the state;
Millions of men, nor coinèd wealth untold;
Down to the pit may sink a land of gold;
But one great name can make a country great.

University of Virginia Library

J. R. L.

ON HIS BIRTHDAY