Extract from Allen Tate’s “On the Father of Liberty”
| Jan. 1930 |
Jefferson had many charms;
Was democratic; still—and yet
What should one do? The family arms
On coach and spoon he wisely set
Against historical alarms:
For quality not being loath,
Nor quantity, nor the fame of both.
Published in The Sawanee Review (Jan. 1930): 60.
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