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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ADAM WEIRAUCH, by EDGAR LEE MASTERS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I was crushed between altgeld and armour Last Line: That ruined me? Subject(s): Corruption In Politics | |||
I WAS crushed between Altgeld and Armour. I lost many friends, much time and money Fighting for Altgeld whom Editor Whedon Denounced as the candidate of gamblers and anarchists. Then Armour started to ship dressed meat to Spoon River, Forcing me to shut down my slaughter-house, And my butcher shop went all to pieces. The new forces of Altgeld and Armour caught me At the same time. I thought it due me, to recoup the money I lost And to make good the friends that left me, For the Governor to appoint me Canal Commissioner. Instead he appointed Whedon of the Spoon River Argus, So I ran for the legislature and was elected. I said to hell with principle and sold my vote On Charles T. Yerkes' street-car franchise. Of course I was one of the fellows they caught. Who was it, Armour, Altgeld or myself That ruined me? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A REPUBLIC! by EDGAR LEE MASTERS LONDON, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE AFTER THE DELUGE by WOLE SOYINKA TWO CITIES by WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER FABLES: 2ND SER. 10. THE DEGENERATE BEES by JOHN GAY FABLES: 2ND SER. 4. THE ANT IN OFFICE by JOHN GAY FABLES: 2ND SER. 9. THE JACKAL, LEOPARD, AND OTHER BEASTS by JOHN GAY PROGRESS by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ALEXANDER THROCKMORTON by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |
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