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SONGS OF NEW YORK: A CITY SUNSET by CHARLES HANSON TOWNE

First Line: A CROSS THE ROOF-TOPS OF THE TOWN
Last Line: OF GLADNESS SPED UPON ITS WAY.
Subject(s): EVENING; NEW YORK CITY; SUNSET; TWILIGHT; MANHATTAN; NEW YORK, NEW YORK; THE BIG APPLE;
ACROSS the roof-tops of the town
I saw the flaming sun go down;
For some, another day of tears
Lay buried in the hurrying years.

The shadows folded; here and there
A yellow light began to flare.
For some, another golden day
Of gladness sped upon its way.



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