The children of the prophets of the Lord, Prince, priest, a… - Emma Lazarus

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The children of the prophets of the Lord,
Prince, priest, and people, spurned by zealot hate.
Hounded from sea to sea, from state to state,
The West refused them, and the East abhorred.
No anchorage the known world could afford.

Emma Lazarus

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Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American poet and playwright, born in New York City.

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Then Nature shaped a poet's heart — a lyre
From out whose chords the lightest breeze that blows
Drew trembling music.

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No signs of life are here: the very prayers
Inscribed around are in a language dead.

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