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No history much? Perhaps. Only this ominous
Dark beauty flowering under veils,
Trapped in the spectrum of read more
No history much? Perhaps. Only this ominous
Dark beauty flowering under veils,
Trapped in the spectrum of a dying style:
A village like an instinct left to rust,
Composed around the echo of a pistol-shot.
Even cities have their graves!
Even cities have their graves!
Friends and loves we have none, nor wealth, nor blest abode
But the hope, the burning hope, and the read more
Friends and loves we have none, nor wealth, nor blest abode
But the hope, the burning hope, and the road, the lonely road.
Not for us are content, and quiet, and peace of mind,
For we go seeking cities that we shall never find.
Great Homer's birthplace seven rival cities claim,
Too mighty such monopoly of Fame.
Great Homer's birthplace seven rival cities claim,
Too mighty such monopoly of Fame.
A tranquil city of good laws, fine architecture, and clean streets is like a classroom of obedient dullards, or a read more
A tranquil city of good laws, fine architecture, and clean streets is like a classroom of obedient dullards, or a field of gelded bulls - whereas a city of anarchy is a city of promise
Towered cities please us then,
And the busy hum of men.
Towered cities please us then,
And the busy hum of men.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi
If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi
Far from gay cities, and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities, and the ways of men.