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The New Colossus at Wikisource. " The New Colossus " is a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus (1849–1887). She wrote the poem in 1883 to raise money for the construction of a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ). [2] In 1903, the poem was cast onto a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal's lower level.
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside...
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With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”. This poem is in the public domain. The New Colossus - Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame.
12 The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. 13 Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, 14 I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
Sep 7, 2015 · The Wretched Refuse of Your Teeming Shores. by Jacob G. Hornberger. September 7, 2015. EMAIL. Take a close look at those refugees who are fleeing the war-torn Middle East and trying desperately to save their lives by escaping to Europe. Look at their faces. Examine their clothing.
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” n/a. Source: Emma Lazarus: Selected Poems and Other Writings (2002) This Poem has a Poem Guide. View Poem Guide. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
1. : deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind. 2. : extremely or deplorably bad or distressing. was in wretched health. a wretched accident. 3. a. : being or appearing mean, miserable, or contemptible. dressed in wretched old clothes. b. : very poor in quality or ability : inferior. wretched workmanship. wretchedly adverb.
