Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich Quotes Poetry
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Posted by Linda Sue Grimes Jan 15, 2009 |
On January 9, 2009, Governor Rod Blagojevich, during one of his rambling diatribes, added a flourishing touch to his rhetoric by quoting a snippet from British poet, Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s famous poem, “Ulysses.”
The governor quoted the last stanza consisting of the following six lines:
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
For an analysis of the poem, please visit “Alfred, Lord Tennyson's ‘Ulysses’”: Life After Adventure.”
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