On the record
So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And winged the shaft that quivered in his heart.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner uses a metaphor of an eagle to illustrate the pain of betrayal and loss of freedom.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
I agree with the Convention in the importance of the new organization; nor do I think there are many candid persons, recognizing morals as the soul of all true politics, who will hesitate in this conclusion.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Other voices in this conversation
