Tradition, thou art for suckling children,
Thou art the enlivening milk for babes;
But no meat for men is in thee.
Then --
But, alas, we all are babes.
Classic poem
Tradition, thou art for suckling children
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About this poem
- First line
- Tradition, thou art for suckling children,
- Poet
- Stephen Crane
- Themes
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