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Arthur Guiterman was an American writer best known for his humorous poems.

✵ 20. November 1871 – 11. January 1943
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Famous Arthur Guiterman Quotes

“Oh, who would choose to be a traveler? --
That anxious railway-guide unraveler
Who spends his nights in berths and bunks,
His days in chaperoning trunks;
Who stands in line at gates and wickets
To spend his means on costly tickets
To Irkutsk, Liverpool and Yap
And other dots upon the map.”

Arthur Guiterman

The Traveler http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/3077.html

“It's lovely having grass and trees and flowers
(Of course, at times, mosquitoes are a pest).
Yes, life is life out here in Rangely Towers
(Of course Some People like the city best)!”

Arthur Guiterman

Our Suburb http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/3075.html

“The tusks which clashed in mighty brawls
Of mastodons, are billiard balls.
The sword of Charlemagne the Just
Is Ferric Oxide, known as rust.
The grizzly bear, whose potent hug,
Was feared by all, is now a rug.
Great Caesar's bust is on the shelf,
And I don't feel so well myself.”

Arthur Guiterman

On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/24.html

“The three-toed tree-toad
Sings his sweet ode
To the moon;
The funny bunny
And his honey
Trip in tune.”

Arthur Guiterman

Nocturne http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/3078.html

“The Deer don't dine
When a Wolf's about,
And the Porcupine
Sticks his quill-points out.”

Arthur Guiterman

Safety First https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/html/1807/4350/poem3072.html

“Commute with me, my Love, and be merry;
How vain in the City to dwell
When apple-trees blow in Dobbs' Ferry
And lilacs adorn New Rochelle!
White Plains is the Garden of Allah
And Pelham's the Pearl of the Sea;
There's bliss in the name of Valhalla --
Oh, fly to the Suburbs with me!”

Arthur Guiterman

The Passionate Suburbanite To His Love http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/3074.html

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