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The Modern Romans Under the slanting light of the yellow sun of October, A “gang of Dagos” were working close by the side of the car track. Pausing a moment to catch a note of their liquid Italian, Faintly I heard an echo of Rome’s imperial accents, Broken-down forms of Latin words... Poet: Charles Frederick Johnson	The Ancient and Modern Muses The Monument outlasting bronze Was promised well by bards of old; The lucid outline of their lay Its sweet precision keeps for aye, Fixed in the ductile language-gold. But we who work with smaller skill, And less refined material mould,—... Poet: Francis Turner Palgrave	The Modern Poet A Song of Derivations I COME from nothing; but from where Come the undying thoughts I bear? Down, through long links of death and birth, From the past poets of the earth. My immortality is there. I am like the blossom of an hour. But... Poet: Alice Meynell	The Modern House That Jack Built Behold the mansion reared by dædal Jack. See the malt, stored in many a plethoric sack, In the proud cirque of Ivan’s bivouac. Mark how the rat’s felonious fangs invade The golden stores in John’s pavilion laid. Anon, with velvet foot and Tarquin... Poet: Anonymous
The Modern Hiawatha He killed the noble Mudjokivis. Of the skin he made him mittens, Made them with the fur side inside, Made them with the skin side outside. He, to get the warm side inside, Put the inside skin side outside; He, to get the cold side outside, ... Poet: Anonymous	The Modern Patriot Rebellion is my theme all day; I only wish 'twould come (As who knows but perhaps it may?) A little nearer home. Yon roaring boys, who rave and fight On t'other side th' Atlantic I always... Poet: