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Hamilton Fish Armstrong, ed. The Book of New York Verse. 1917.

Digging Foundations at Night

Harvey Maitland Watts

HERE, where the forges sound their giant scale

Of thud and groan, and braziers belch their smoke;

In depths, unseen, backs bent, nor fear, nor quail

The myriads toil; bearing in cheer the yoke,

Knowing full well that soon, aloft, will rise

Some new Aladdin’s dream, scraping the very skies.