| To the Fourth of July | |
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| by Swami Vivekananda | |
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| First published in | December 1898 |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
"To the Fourth of July" is an English poem written by Indian monk and social reformer Swami Vivekananda. Vivekananda wrote the poem on 4 July 1898 on the anniversary of the United States' independence.[1][2]
In this poem, Vivekananda praised and glorified liberty, and the poem is described as a passionate utterance of his powerful longing for freedom. Coincidentally, Vivekananda himself died on 4 July 1902.[3]
- ^ Studies in Indian Poetry in English. Sarup & Sons. 1 January 2002. p. 25. ISBN 978-81-7625-265-2. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ Gopal Shrinivas Banhatti (1 January 1995). Life And Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 239. ISBN 978-81-7156-291-6. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ Chaturvedi Badrinath (2006). Swami Vivekananda: The Living Vedanta. Penguin Books India. p. 409. ISBN 978-0-14-306209-7. Retrieved 31 May 2013.