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Question: Can anyone tell me the name of the very old poem about a man who commits suicide when absolutely nobody!.!.!.!.!.!.!.
suspects he would ever do so!. All I can remember is it was written by one of the earlier poets and features a story about a man who would walk down the street each day with a smile on his face apparently as happy as he could be and then surprisingly ends his own life!. also, I seem to recall that the man in the poem was very rich!. And, if I remember correctly, the word " Mister " was in the title!. I don't remember how many times we must've been exposed to this poem back in the 60's when I was in elementary school, but it was quite often!. Any help would be appreciated!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
The poem is called Richard Cory by E!. Robinson!.
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dwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935)
Richard Cory
1Whenever Richard Cory went down town,
2We people on the pavement looked at him:
3He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
4Clean favored, and imperially slim!.
5And he was always quietly arrayed,
6And he was always human when he talked;
7But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
8"Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked!.
9And he was rich—yes, richer than a king—
10And admirably schooled in every grace:
11In fine, we thought that he was everything
12To make us wish that we were in his place!.
13So on we worked, and waited for the light,
14And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
15And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
16Went home and put a bullet through his head!.Www@QuestionHome@Com