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Longing For Jerusalem. (Translations From The Hebrew Poets Of Medaeval Spain.)

By Emma Lazarus

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O city of the world, with sacred splendor blest,     My spirit yearns to thee from out the far-off West,     A stream of love wells forth when I recall thy day,     Now is thy temple waste, thy glory passed away.     Had I an eagle's wings, straight would I fly to thee,     Moisten thy holy dust with wet cheeks streaming free.     Oh, how I long for thee! albeit thy King has gone,     Albeit where balm once flowed, the serpent dwells alone.     Could I but kiss thy dust, so would I fain expire,     As sweet as honey then, my passion, my desire! Abul Hassan Judah Ben Ha-Levi. (Born Between 1080-90.)

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About Emma Lazarus

Emma Lazarus (1849–1887) was an American poet best known for "The New Colossus," whose lines "Give me your tired, your poor" are inscribed on the Statue of Liberty. She was an early advocate for Jewish refugees and anti-Semitism awareness.

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