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Does anyone know the quote on Ellis Island?

AtticaQT Posted:

Does anyone know the quote on Ellis Island?

At least i think it is from there -

It runs along the lines of - come rest your tired soul - or something like - i cant remember it - does anyone know what i am talking about?


ETA: Forget it - I think i found what i was looking for - it was at the statute of liberty - '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 the golden door.'

wc0143 Posted:

Re: Does anyone know the quote on Ellis Island?

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame,
'Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!' cries she
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-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!'

~~Finding this was much harder than I thought!!!!~~

The New Colossus

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