“Formerly a Slave”
Herman Melville * Track #0 On Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
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“Formerly a Slave” Annotated
The sufferance of her race is shown,
And retrospect of life,
Which now too late deliverance dawns upon;
Yet is she not at strife.
Her children's children they shall know
The good withheld from her;
And so her reverie takes prophetic cheer--
In spirit she sees the stir.
Far down the depth of thousand years,
And marks the revel shine;
Her dusky face is lit with sober light,
Sibylline, yet benign.
“Formerly a Slave” Q&A
Who wrote “Formerly a Slave”'s ?
“Formerly a Slave” was written by Herman Melville.
When did Herman Melville release “Formerly a Slave”?
Herman Melville released “Formerly a Slave” on Fri Aug 17 1866.