by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
To The States Matches original text
Language: English
To The States, or any one of them,
or any city of The States,
Resist much, obey little;
Once unquestioning obedience, once fully enslaved;
Once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city, of this earth,
ever afterward resumes its liberty.
Composition:
- Set to music by Silvan Loher (b. 1986), "To The States", op. 6 no. 8 [ voice and piano ], from Ten Poems by Walt Whitman, no. 8
Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Walt Whitman's caution", appears in Leaves of Grass
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-04
Line count: 6
Word count: 39