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Poem
January 19, 1844
The Ottawa Free Trader
Ottawa, La Salle County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
A poem from the Dublin Nation exhorting readers to patiently await the dawn of freedom, standing firm against oppression without rash actions, emphasizing steady resolve for ultimate victory in the struggle for liberty.
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From the Dublin Nation.
BIDE YOUR TIME.
Bide your time!—the morn is breaking
Bright with Freedom's blessed ray—
Millions from their trance awaking,
Soon shall stand in stern array.
Man shall fetter man no longer,
Liberty shall march sublime:
Every moment makes you stronger—
Firm, unshrinking, bide your time!
Bide your time—one false step taken
Perils all you yet have done;
Undismayed—erect—unshaken,
Watch and wait, and all is won.
'Tis not by one rash endeavor
Men and states to greatness climb;
Would you win your rights forever,
Calm and thoughtful, bide your time!
Bide your time: your worst transgression
Were to strike, and strike in vain:
He whose arm would smite oppression
Must not need to smite again!
Danger makes the brave man steady—
Rashness is the coward's crime;
Be for Freedom's battle ready,
When it comes—but bide your time!
BIDE YOUR TIME.
Bide your time!—the morn is breaking
Bright with Freedom's blessed ray—
Millions from their trance awaking,
Soon shall stand in stern array.
Man shall fetter man no longer,
Liberty shall march sublime:
Every moment makes you stronger—
Firm, unshrinking, bide your time!
Bide your time—one false step taken
Perils all you yet have done;
Undismayed—erect—unshaken,
Watch and wait, and all is won.
'Tis not by one rash endeavor
Men and states to greatness climb;
Would you win your rights forever,
Calm and thoughtful, bide your time!
Bide your time: your worst transgression
Were to strike, and strike in vain:
He whose arm would smite oppression
Must not need to smite again!
Danger makes the brave man steady—
Rashness is the coward's crime;
Be for Freedom's battle ready,
When it comes—but bide your time!
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Song
What themes does it cover?
Liberty Independence
Political
What keywords are associated?
Bide Your Time
Liberty
Freedom
Oppression
Patience
Dublin Nation
Ireland
Poem Details
Title
Bide Your Time.
Subject
Exhortation To Patience For Liberty
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Bide Your Time!—The Morn Is Breaking
Bright With Freedom's Blessed Ray—
Firm, Unshrinking, Bide Your Time!
Calm And Thoughtful, Bide Your Time!
Be For Freedom's Battle Ready,
When It Comes—But Bide Your Time!