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 Gotham I’ve trod through Gotham’s busy streets— Burrowed beneath her rocks— I’ve seen her wondrous shipping fleets And her maidens’ gorgeous frocks; I’ve stood upon her rock-ribbed hills And viewed her reaches wide; I’ve had a taste of all her thrills— Some of her ills beside. I marveled at her towering hives Where human swarms abide; I traveled o’er her stately drives Where wealth and power reside; I saw amazing sights by day Along the swelling tide; By arches grand—an aerial way— Through space I seemed to glide. And then when Folly claimed my view— Exampled at the shore— My fancy ne’er had dared to woo Such wondrous things before! “The great white way” made its impress— the midnight’s glittering show— I ne’er had dreamed such gorgeousness— A million stars aglow. ...

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