Poem: “Earthly Pride” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Custer, and Other Poems

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Earthly Pride

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How baseless is the mightiest earthly pride,
The diamond is but charcoal purified,
The lordliest pearl that decks a monarch’s breast
Is but an insect’s sepulchre at best.

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American Literature – American Poetry – Ella Wheeler Wilcox – Poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox – Custer, and Other Poems

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