Washington McNeely (Edgar Lee Masters Poems)
Rich, honored by my fellow citizens,The father of many children, born of a noble mother,All raised thereIn the great mansion-house, ...
Rich, honored by my fellow citizens,The father of many children, born of a noble mother,All raised thereIn the great mansion-house, ...
My parents thought that I would beAs great as Edison or greater:For as a boy I made balloonsAnd wondrous kites ...
I never saw any differenceBetween playing cards for moneyAnd selling real estate,Practicing law, banking, or anything else.For everything is chance.NeverthelessSeest ...
I was well known and much beloved And rich, as fortunes are reckoned In Spoon River, where I had lived ...
I have two monuments besides this granite obelisk: One, the house I built on the hill, With its spires, bay ...
Rhodes' slave! Selling shoes and gingham, Flour and bacon, overalls, clothing, all day long For fourteen hours a day for ...
I was the laughing-stock of the village, Chiefly of the people of good sense, as they call themselves -- Also ...
You never marveled, dullards of Spoon River, When Chase Henry voted against the saloons To revenge himself for being shut ...
I never saw any difference Between playing cards for money And selling real estate, Practicing law, banking, or anything else. ...
My parents thought that I would be As great as Edison or greater: For as a boy I made balloons ...
Rich, honored by my fellow citizens, The father of many children, born of a noble mother, All raised there In ...
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