The town down the river; a book of poems

by Edwin Arlington Robinson

THE TOWN DOWN THE RIVER

A BOOK OF POEMS

BY

EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON

NEW YORK

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

1920

Copyright, 1910, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

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Published September, 1910

TO

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

CONTENTS

page

THE MASTER ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

THE TOWN DOWN THE RIVER ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

9

AN ISLAND ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

23

CALVERLY'S—

Calverly's ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

41

Leffingwell—

I. The Lure ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

44

II. The Quickstep ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

46

III. Requiescat ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

48

Clavering ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

50

Lingard and the Stars ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

54

MISCELLANEOUS—

Pasa Thalassa Thalassa ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

59

Momus ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

64

Uncle Ananias ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

66

The Whip ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

68

The White Lights ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

71

Exit ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

73

Normandy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

74

Leonora ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

76

The Wise Brothers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

78

But for the Grace of God ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

80

Au Revoir ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

83

For Arvia ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

85

The Sunken Crown ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

87

Doctor of Billiards ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

89

Shadrach O'Leary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

91

How Annandale Went Out ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

93

Alma Mater ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

95

Miniver Cheevy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

97

The Pilot ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

100

Vickery's Mountain ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

102

Bon Voyage ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

106

The Companion ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

109

Atherton's Gambit ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

111

For a Dead Lady ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

114

Two Gardens in Linndale ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

116

THE REVEALER ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

123