| Hamilton Fish Armstrong, ed. The Book of New York Verse. 1917. | | | | Chinatown Unvisited | | By George Macdonald Major |
| | | IN the Sybil Book of Youth | |
| First I read the word in sooth; | |
| Golden legends of a place | |
| Full of romance, full of grace, | |
| Till my radiant childhood teemed | 5 |
| With the glories that I dreamed— | |
| Chinatown, O Chinatown. | |
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| There methought the air ne’er ceased | |
| Blowing odors from the East, | |
| Never ceased weird music from | 10 |
| Banjo, tinkling bells, tom-tom. | |
| While each scented breeze unrolled | |
| Flags of yellow, red, and gold— | |
| Chinatown, O Chinatown. | |
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| Sheening silks and jeweled shoes | 15 |
| These, methought the Chinese use | |
| Up and down the shining streets, | |
| Only wealth and pleasure meets. | |
| While the bells of Joss peal down | |
| Blessings rich in Chinatown— | 20 |
| Chinatown, O Chinatown. | | | | |
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