Richard Realf

thumb|Richard Realf Richard Realf (14 June 1834 – 28 October 1878) was a British-born poet who lived in many places throughout the United States, and whose work was informed by these travels. Quotes His eyesAll radiant with glad surprise,Looked forward through the CenturiesAnd saw the seeds which sages castIn the world’s soil in cycles pastSpring up and blossom at the last;Saw how the souls of men had grown,And where the scythes of Truth had mownClear space for Liberty’s white throne;Saw how, by sorrow tried and proved,The blackening stains had been removedForever from the land he loved;Saw Treason crushed and Freedom crowned,And clamorous Faction, gagged and bound,Gasping its life out on the ground. ''Apocalypse. External links Category:Poets from the United States Category:19th-century poets from the United States Category:1878 deaths Category:People from England