“One man stands as free men stand
As if his soul might be
Brave, unbroken; see his hand
Nailed to an oaken tree.”

—  Elinor Wylie, book Nets to Catch the Wind

Nets to Catch the Wind (1921), A Crowded Trolley Car

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American poet 1885–1928

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