Hamilton Fish Armstrong, ed. The Book of New York Verse. 1917.
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Of thud and groan, and braziers belch their smoke;
In depths, unseen, backs bent, nor fear, nor quail
The myriads toil; bearing in cheer the yoke,
Knowing full well that soon, aloft, will rise
Some new Aladdin’s dream, scraping the very skies.