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Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By Harry LymanKoopman

1382 Icarus

’T IS something from that tangle to have won;

’T is something to have matched the wildbird’s flight;

’T is something to have soared and touched the sun.

What though the lashing billows roar beneath?

Better than death in life is life in death:—Good night!