Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
America: Vols. XXV–XXIX. 1876–79. | | | | Western States: St. Louis, Mo. | | St. Louis | | Frank Foy |
| | | ONCE more I give an idle song to thee, | |
| Fair city sitting by the waters wide. | |
| Forever with thy people shall abide | |
| Honor and peace, in every home shall be | |
| A hope made stronger by adversity, | 5 |
| And they, those mighty men, who at thy side | |
| Now lead thee doubtful onward, they shall guide | |
| Thy feet into the golden age to be. | |
| O thou that art to rule the empired west, | |
| Be strong, and labor,—labor for the gold | 10 |
| Of after greatness! though the voice of them | |
| Who envy thee be loud, still, undistrest, | |
| Mind well the time when they shall all behold | |
| The light of thine imperial diadem. | | | | |
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