Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WASHINGTON SQUARE, NORTH, by WALTER PRICHARD EATON First Line: Red-brick and sunny in a cheerful row Last Line: Unsoiled, unwearied, when my day is done. Subject(s): Washington Square, New York City | ||||||||
Red-brick and sunny in a cheerful row, Unboastful of the beauty they possess, These ancient houses face the square; the stress Of commerce from the nervous town below Swept round and far beyond them long ago; Upon their view the high warehouses press; But they abide in their old-worldliness, And time with them moves gratefully and slow. Not otherwise when time and age advance May I look forth on some green spot in life, And keep the world aloof to see the sun, And hold the children in a kindly glance, There peacefully to pass out from the strife, Unsoiled, unwearied, when my day is done. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON SICK LEAVE, 1916 by HAMILTON FISH ARMSTRONG AT THE FARRAGUT STATUE by ROBERT BRIDGES (1858-1941) WASHINGTON SQUARE by RICHARD WATSON GILDER WASHINGTON SQUARE by JAMES OPPENHEIM VILLANELLE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE by WALTER ADOLPHE ROBERTS SUNRISE FROM THE JERSEY SHORE, FR. ECHOES AND REALITIES by WALTER PRICHARD EATON WAR IS KIND: 21 by STEPHEN CRANE MASKS by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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