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Show MODERN VERSES. "Preams of Dust." bv ron Marquip. Published Pub-lished by H;;rper & Brothers, New York. Don Marquis evidently believes in leaving leav-ing t lie far past to the men who h;ive gone before. In this little book of verse he concerns himself largely with present -.lay affairs, and even calls his poems such titles as -The Submarines" or "The Bu trlier at Prayer." The last named work is a tirade acainst thc nations that call down the h.cdp of the heavens to speed their blades. .V stanza or two follows: Each nation as it draws the sword And flings its standard to the air. Petitions piously the 1-ord Vexing the void abyss with prayer. 0 irony too deep for mirth. O posturing apes that "'-t. and dnre This antic attitude! O t-arth. With your wild jes; of wicked prayer! Throughout the hook the author touehet. on many subjects, in most instances with power and dignity. |