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SONGS OF NEW YORK: FIFTH AVENUE AT NIGHT by CHARLES HANSON TOWNE

First Line: LIKE MOONSTONES DROOPING FROM A FAIR QUEEN'S
Last Line: TREAD OF FAR FEET.
Subject(s): FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY; NIGHT; STREETS; BEDTIME; AVENUES;

LIKE moonstones drooping from a fair queen's ears
The pale lights seem --
White gems that shimmer when the dark appears
And the old dream --

The ancient dream that comes with every night
Through the long street --
The quiet and the shadows, and the light
Tread of far feet.



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