Contents -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Louis Untermeyer, ed. (1885–1977). Modern American Poetry. 1919.

Gelett Burgess1866–1951

The Purple Cow

(Reflections on a Mythic Beast Who’s Quite Remarkable, at Least.)

I NEVER saw a Purple Cow;

I never hope to See One;

But I can Tell you, Anyhow,

I’d rather See than Be One.