Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
ApologyWilliam Carlos Williams
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The beauty of
The terrible faces
Of our nonentities
Stirs me to it:
Day workers,
Old and experienced,
Returning home at dusk
In cast-off clothing,
Faces like
Old Florentine oak.
The set pieces
Of your faces stir me—
Leading citizens:
But not
In the same way.