The New-York Book of Poetry

The New-York Book of Poetry is a compilation of poems written by NYC residents during the late 19th and early 20th century.

Excerpt:

"Many a sad, sweet thought have I,

Many a passing, sunny gleam,

Many a bright tear in mine eye,

Many a wild and wandering dream,

Stolen from hours I should have tied

To musty volumes by my side,

Given to hours that sweetly wooed

My heart from its study's solitude."