Poems

Poems

by William Gilmore Simms
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Excerpt from Poems The ruthful sound, The tender motion, from his deathly swound Of anguish roused him.

Starting up, he cried Alou(, Thou loy'st me! They shall not divide Those envious gods - the lover from his bride Thou shalt be mine to dwell with.

First published
2013
Publishers
University of South Carolina Press
Subjects
Poetry

William Gilmore Simms

About William Gilmore Simms

William Gilmore Simms (April 17, 1806 – June 11, 1870) was a poet, novelist and historian from the American South whose novels achieved great prominence during the 19th century, with Edgar Allan Poe pronouncing him the best novelist America had ever produced. In recent decades, though, Simms' novels have fallen out of favor, although he is still known among literary scholars as a major force in antebellum Southern literature. He is also remembered for his strong support of slavery and for his opposition to Uncle Tom's Cabin, in response to which he wrote reviews and a novel....

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