Friday, January 3, 2003

Reuben Bright Comments

Rating: 2.8

Because he was a butcher and thereby
Did earn an honest living (and did right),
I would not have you think that Reuben Bright
Was any more a brute than you or I;
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Edwin Arlington Robinson
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Michael Walker 11 February 2020

I was reading the sonnet just last night. Reuben's patience was finally exhausted. Brilliant.

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Sharon Noble 03 September 2018

One of my favorites too. I adore Edwin Arlington Robinson. Read his Richard Cory - another of my favorites.

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Jim Halleran 22 August 2006

one of my fav poems-remember it from 41 years ago! !

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