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To Thomas Clarkson, On the Final Passing of the Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, March, 1807
Clarkson! it was an obstinate hill to climb;
How toilsome-nay, how dire-it was, by thee
Is known; by none, perhaps, so feelingly:
But thou, who starting in thy fervent prime,
Didst first lead forth the enterprise sublime
Hast heard the constant Voice its charge repeat,
Which, out of thy young heart's oracular seat
First roused thee-O true yoke-fellow of Time,
Duty's intrepid liegeman, see, the palm
Is won, and by all Nations shall be worn!
The blood-stained Writing is for ever torn;
And thou henceforth wilt have a good man's calm,
A great man's happiness: they zeal shall find
Repose at length, firm friend of human kind!
William Wordsworth
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