I shall not rest quiet in Montparnasse,
I shall not lie easy at Winchelsea.
You may bury my body in Sussex grass,
You may bury my tongue at Champmédy.
I shall not be there, I shall rise and pass.
Bury my heart at Wounded Knee.

Stephen Vincent Benét

American Names

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America

Author

Stephen Vincent Benét

Source

American Names

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1927 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Benét, Stephen Vincent. "American Names." Yale Review, Oct. 1927.

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You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?"

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Thinking outside the box Thinking big Creativity
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Language
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Time
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Shaw, George Bernard. "In the Beginning: B.C. 4004." Back to Methuselah. Penguin, 1988, pt. 1, act 1. Originally published by Constable/Brentano's, 1921.

Another quote about America

O, let America be America again—
The land that never has been yet—
And yet must be—the land where every man is free.

Langston Hughes

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American ideals America

Author

Langston Hughes
Source
Let America Be America Again
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Hughes, Langston. "Let America Be America Again." Esquire Magazine, July 1936.