Project Gutenberg 2009-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 42 Cawein, Madison Julius 1865 1914 Cawein, Madison J. 20002627 An Ode Read August 15, 1907, at the dedication of the monument erected at Gloucester, Massachusetts, in commemoration of the founding of the Massachusetts Bay colony in the year sixteen hundred and twenty-three Produced by David Garcia, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library.) "An Ode" by Madison Julius Cawein is a commemorative poem written in the early 20th century, specifically in 1907, for the dedication of a monument celebrating the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1623. As a lyrical ode, the poem reflects on the courage, faith, and perseverance of the early settlers who laid the foundations for freedom and liberty in America, capturing their experiences and the spirit of the age. In the poem, Cawein eloquently describes the struggles and triumphs of the Puritan settlers as they journeyed across treacherous waters to establish what would become one of America's earliest colonies. Through vivid imagery and powerful metaphors, he honors their unwavering faith and indomitable spirit, portraying them as giants who conquered a wild and untamed land. The verses not only highlight their hardships but also the ideals they aspired to achieve in building a nation. The poem culminates in a celebration of the legacy of these early pioneers, reflecting on the beauty and strength of their contributions to American identity and the shared ideals of liberty and brotherhood that continue to resonate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry F001 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Poetry 45591 45598 2024-09-12T15:58:14.280915 2023-09-13T07:54:11.969879 text/html text/html 42273 2021-01-05T11:47:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 110498 2021-01-05T11:47:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 146710 2024-09-12T15:58:16.295904 application/epub+zip 145292 2024-09-12T15:58:14.644033 application/epub+zip 60932 2024-09-12T15:58:14.425014 application/epub+zip 119752 2024-09-12T15:58:17.617881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112645 2024-09-12T15:58:16.052988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86139 2022-09-13T17:45:28.608430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36420 36199 2024-09-12T15:58:14.063932 2023-09-13T07:54:11.813883 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 36279 2021-01-05T11:47:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 14407 2021-01-05T11:47:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 36271 2021-01-05T11:47:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14388 2021-01-05T11:47:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20214 2024-09-12T15:58:17.750857 application/rdf+xml 14268 2024-09-12T15:58:14.488953 image/jpeg 2568 2024-09-12T15:58:14.456926 image/jpeg 111941 2024-09-12T15:58:14.290956 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia