The New Colossus.
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-tost to me, I lift my
lamp besides the golden door!"
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