Rome, like Washington, is small enough, quiet enough, for strong personal intimacies; Rome, like Washington, has its democratic … - M. E. W. Sherwood

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The poem began with the title. Then I was annoyed by one of the occasional poetry-is-dead articles. Then I refute that notion.

M. E. W. Sherwood

Rome, like Washington, is small enough, quiet enough, for strong personal intimacies; Rome, like Washington, has its democratic court and its entourage of diplomatic circle; Rome, like Washington, gives you plenty of time and plenty of sunlight. In New York we have annihilated both.

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