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Poem
April 8, 1879
Oxford Democrat
Paris, South Paris, Oxford County, Maine
What is this article about?
Satirical poem observing pairs walking on Broadway, humorously identifying them as siblings, mother and son, a married couple burdened with packages, and young lovers.
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COUPLES ON BROADWAY.
See! Young America, blithe and active as morn
With bandies traded,
Escorting in a lightest of way
A lady dallied.
Once she tried, a yard or two behind
Before he missed her.
At her relationship is plain—
She is his sister,
And close behind the couples we have seen
Appears another,
A young man with a venerable dame,
Of course his mother:
For he has with astonishing air
Her ear enlisted,
And tells her things of which she was aware
Before he existed.
Another pair, who, walking far apart,
Scout conversation—
He eying all the young and blooming girls
With admiration,
She, with a weary air, and loaded down
With goods he should have carried,
Seems need with care, alas! the fact is clear.
These two are married
One more couple—their hands are slyly clasped,
They seem devoted.
The glances of sardonic passers by
Are all unnoted.
Her eyes the color of the radiant sky
So bright above us—
Look fully into his. Come, let us go
These two are lovers!
See! Young America, blithe and active as morn
With bandies traded,
Escorting in a lightest of way
A lady dallied.
Once she tried, a yard or two behind
Before he missed her.
At her relationship is plain—
She is his sister,
And close behind the couples we have seen
Appears another,
A young man with a venerable dame,
Of course his mother:
For he has with astonishing air
Her ear enlisted,
And tells her things of which she was aware
Before he existed.
Another pair, who, walking far apart,
Scout conversation—
He eying all the young and blooming girls
With admiration,
She, with a weary air, and loaded down
With goods he should have carried,
Seems need with care, alas! the fact is clear.
These two are married
One more couple—their hands are slyly clasped,
They seem devoted.
The glances of sardonic passers by
Are all unnoted.
Her eyes the color of the radiant sky
So bright above us—
Look fully into his. Come, let us go
These two are lovers!
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Couples Broadway
Satire Relationships
Siblings Mother Son
Married Lovers
Poem Details
Title
Couples On Broadway.
Subject
Couples On Broadway
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
See! Young America, Blithe And Active As Morn With Bandies Traded, Escorting In A Lightest Of Way A Lady Dallied.
These Two Are Married
These Two Are Lovers!