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| − | '''The New Colossus''' is a [[Petrarchan sonnet]] written in 1883 by Emma Lazarus. It is engraved on a plaque at the [[Statue of Liberty]]. The complete text is as follows: | + | '''The New Colossus''' is a [[Petrarchan sonnet]] written in 1883 by Emma Lazarus. It is engraved on a plaque at the [[Statue of Liberty]]. The work is often times promoted by the media as a policy statement about immigration, however it is nothing more than an aspirational poem.<ref>[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/08/ken-cuccinelli-statue-of-liberty-poem-emma-lazarus-new-colossus-history.html The Complicated History of Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus”]</ref> The complete text is as follows: |
| − | Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, | + | :Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, |
| + | :With conquering limbs astride from land to land; | ||
| + | :Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand | ||
| + | :A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame | ||
| + | :Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name | ||
| + | :Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand | ||
| + | :Glows worldwide welcome; her mild eyes command | ||
| + | :The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. | ||
| + | :"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she | ||
| + | :With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, | ||
| + | :Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, | ||
| + | :The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. | ||
| + | :Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, | ||
| + | :I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" | ||
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Revision as of 14:00, September 7, 2019
The New Colossus is a Petrarchan sonnet written in 1883 by Emma Lazarus. It is engraved on a plaque at the Statue of Liberty. The work is often times promoted by the media as a policy statement about immigration, however it is nothing more than an aspirational poem.[1] The complete text is as follows:
- Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
- With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
- Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
- A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
- Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
- Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
- Glows worldwide welcome; her mild eyes command
- The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
- "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
- With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
- Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
- The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
- Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
- I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
