Here was a place where none would ever come
For shelter, save as we did from the rain.
We saw no ghost, yet once outside again
Each wondered why the other should be so dumb;
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Another example of Robinson's liking for the Italian sonnet, at
which he excelled. I like this poem very much. It hints at a ghost's presence,
and he saw 'some chairs that were like skeletons of home'. An elegant ending; which
expresses the opinion of the townsmen. The poem hints and suggests
more than anything.
poem is spoken by townsmen
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Another example of Robinson's liking for the Italian sonnet, at which he excelled. I like this poem very much. It hints at a ghost's presence, and he saw 'some chairs that were like skeletons of home'. An elegant ending; which expresses the opinion of the townsmen. The poem hints and suggests more than anything. poem is spoken by townsmen