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FISH CRIER by CARL SANDBURG

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First Line: I KNOW A JEW FISH CRIER DOWN ON MAXWELL STREET WITH A
Last Line: WARES FROM A PUSHCART.

I know a Jew fish crier down on Maxwell Street with a voice like a
north wind blowing over corn stubble in January.
He dangles herring before prospective customers evincing a joy
identical with that of Pavlowa dancing.
His face is that of a man terribly glad to be selling fish, terribly
glad that God made fish, and customers to whom he may call his
wares from a pushcart.



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