Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By JoaquinMiller806 Peter Cooper
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To this great man gone to rest;
Peace on the dim Plutonian shore,
Rest in the land of the blest.
That ever drew sword in war;
I reckon him nobler than king or khan,
Braver and better by far.
Of hoarding till bent and gray;
For all you can hold in your cold dead hand
Is what you have given away.
Forever hushed and dumb,
He gave with a zest and he gave his best—
Give him the best to come.