by Whitman · Cluster: Nationalism and Patriotism · Democracy · Liberty Political Freedom
Abstract
A brief acclamation of a hardened race of victors and veterans, owning no law but its own; war’s forging of a new American people.
Connections
Motifs: Storm Themes & Concepts: Heroism, War and its Cost, Nationalism and Patriotism Forms & Genres: Fragment
Testo integrale / Full text
Cluster: DRUM-TAPS
Race of veterans—race of victors!
Race of the soil, ready for conflict—race of the conquering march!
(No more credulity’s race, abiding-temper’d race,)
Race henceforth owning no law but the law of itself,
Race of passion and the storm.