Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FIRST OF MAY IN NEW YORK (CHATHAM GARDEN, 1825), by ROBERT STEVENSON COFFIN First Line: First of may, clear the way! Last Line: Devil take the first of may. Subject(s): May Day; Moving & Movers; New York City - 19th Century | ||||||||
First of May, clear the way! Baskets, Barrows, Trundles; Take good care, mind the Ware! Betty, where's the bundles? Pots and Kettles, Broken Victuals, Feather Beds, Plaster Heads, Looking Glasses, Torn Mattresses, Spoons and Ladles, Babies' Cradles, Cups and Saucers, Salts and Castors, Hurry, scurrygrave and gay, All must trudge the first of May. Now we start, mind the cart! Shovels, Bedclothes, Bedding; On we go, soft and slow, Like a beggar's wedding! Jointed Stools, Domestic Tools, Chairs unbacked, Tables cracked, Gridiron black, Spit and Jack, Trammels, Hooks, Musty Books, Old Potatoes, Ventilators, Hurry, scurry, grave or gay, On we trudge, the First of May. Now we've got, to the spot, Bellows, Bureau, Settee; Rope untie, mind your eye, Pray, be careful Betty; Lord! what's there? Broken Ware; Decanters dash'd, China smash'd, Pickles spoiled, Carpets soiled, Sideboard scratch'd, Cups unmatch'd, Empty Casks, Broken Flasks, Hurry, scurrygrave or gay, Devil take the First of May. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BRONX, 1818 by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE ODE TO FORTUNE by FITZ-GREENE HALLECK MANHATTAN ARMING by WALT WHITMAN FITZ-GREENE HALLECK, AT THE UNVEILING OF HIS STATUE by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER CITY LYRICS by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS TO THE LADY IN THE CHIMSETTE WITH BLACK BUTTONS by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS TWO WOMEN by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS THE 'STAY AT HOME'S' PLAINT, 1878 by GEORGE AUGUSTUS BAKER JR. EMPORIUM VERSUS NEW YORK, 1854 by JACOB BIGELOW |
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