1382. Icarus by Harry Lyman Koopman. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900

Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

1382. Icarus

By Harry Lyman Koopman


’T IS something from that tangle to have won;
’T is something to have matched the wildbird’s flight;
’T is something to have soared and touched the sun.
What though the lashing billows roar beneath?
Better than death in life is life in death:—Good night!	5