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Poems is an 1895 collection of poetry by Frances E.W. Harper. In one of Harper’s poems, the speaker declares her intention to create art that has a universal appeal across generations, saying,       

Which quotation from Poems most effectively illustrates the claim?

A

“A battle greater, grander far / Is for the present age; / A crusade for the rights of man / To brighten history’s page.” (from “The Present Age”)

B

“God help our native land, / Bring surcease to her strife, / And shower from thy hand / A more abundant life.” (from “God Bless Our Native Land”)

C

“Let me make the songs for the people, / Songs for the old and young; / Songs to stir like a battle-cry / Wherever they are sung.” (from “Songs for the People”)

D

“Our world, so worn and weary, / Needs music, pure and strong, / To hush the jangle and discords / Of sorrow, pain, and wrong.” (from “Songs for the People”)