Talk:Antigonish (poem)

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Correct last line?[edit]

Is the last line shown in this entry correct? There are many variations of this poem on line, however the most common last line by far is "I wish, I wish he'd go away" rather than the one shown, "I wish, I wish he'd stay away". Is anyone able to verify the last line from a reliable source? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.40.137.121 (talk) 13:46, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In any event, there is now (2/25/2010) an inconsistency (in the last line of the first verse) between the poem shown in this entry and that shown under the William Hughes Mearns entry. Which, if either, is the original version? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.212.140.26 (talk) 21:47, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I only wish he'd written the opening stanza's ending that I was taught, for its more elegant simplicity:

Yesterday upon the stair

I met a man who wasn't there;

He wasn't there again today;

I wish that man would go away.*

In fact, the poem would have been the better for having only the opening stanza. I wish the rest would go away.

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* Multiple sources, eg. The Treasury of Modern Humor - Page 116 books.google.ca › books Martha Lupton. 1938 JohndanR (talk) 01:08, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The stair that isn't not there[edit]

I am grateful for the image of the empty stair. Without it, I would not know what it was. 2600:1700:EA01:1090:C5B5:338A:7639:83F7 (talk) 23:39, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]