The Song of the Motor Car - Revision history

Luisa.pfeifer at 13:27, 9 April 2026

2026-04-09T13:27:18Z

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	journal="Collier’s"		journal="Collier’s"
	page_range="22"		page_range="22"
			additional_information="https://archive.org/details/colliers4219unse/page/n505/mode/2up"
	/>		/>
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Jannis.buschky at 10:19, 16 July 2024

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	<poem>		<poem>
	I’m the snappiest, pluckiest, happy-go-luckiest		I’m the snappiest, pluckiest, happy-go-luckiest
	Work of Man’s reckless ~~career—~~		::: Work of Man’s reckless career—
	The machine of divinity green asininity		The machine of divinity green asininity
	Never can conquer or steer;		::: Never can conquer or steer;
	And there’s never a note or bar honked by the Motor Car		And there’s never a note or bar honked by the Motor Car
	Rounding an angle or curve,		::: Rounding an angle or curve,
	But it cheats the ~~pedestrian—beats~~ the ~~equestrian—~~		But it cheats the pedestrian—beats the equestrian—
	Out of his poise and his nerve.		::: Out of his poise and his nerve.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="car, sound, night">		<paragraph keywords="car, sound, night">
	<poem>		<poem>
	<i>For ~~it’s—“honk~~, honk-honk!~~”—is~~ the song I sing</i>		::: <i>For it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the song I sing</i>
	<i>In the blaze of the noonday bright,</i>		:::::: <i>In the blaze of the noonday bright,</i>
	<i>And ~~it’s—“honk~~, honk-honk!~~”—is~~ the raucous ring</i>		::: <i>And it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the raucous ring</i>
	<i>Of my voice in the starry night;</i>		:::::: <i>Of my voice in the starry night;</i>
	<i>And the echoes quake and shiver and shake,</i>		::: <i>And the echoes quake and shiver and shake,</i>
	<i>In their rocky retreats afar;</i>		:::::: <i>In their rocky retreats afar;</i>
	<i>For I am the puffing, the chugging, and chuffing</i>		::: <i>For I am the puffing, the chugging, and chuffing</i>
	<i>And masterful Motor Car!</i>		:::::: <i>And masterful Motor Car!</i>
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<poem>		<poem>
	Through the haze of the dreamiest days of the gleamiest		Through the haze of the dreamiest days of the gleamiest
	Summers I speed to and fro,		::: Summers I speed to and fro,
	In the height of the glorious, mighty, uproarious		In the height of the glorious, mighty, uproarious
	Tempest I come and I go;		::: Tempest I come and I go;
	I’m the tool and the servant, the cool and observant		I’m the tool and the servant, the cool and observant
	Rare creature of project and plan.		::: Rare creature of project and plan,
	And the coy and ingenuous toy of the strenuous		And the coy and ingenuous toy of the strenuous
	Era of Civilized Man.		::: Era of Civilized Man.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="car, sound">		<paragraph keywords="car, sound">
	<poem>		<poem>
	<i>And ~~it’s—“honk~~, honk-honk!~~”—is~~ the song I sing</i>		::: <i>And it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the song I sing</i>
	<i>In the cool of the ev'ning’s hush.</i>		:::::: <i>In the cool of the ev'ning’s hush.</i>
	<i>And ~~it’s—“honk~~, honk-honk!~~”—is~~ the raucous ring</i>		::: <i>And it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the raucous ring</i>
	<i>Of my voice in the morning’s blush;</i>		:::::: <i>Of my voice in the morning’s blush;</i>
	<i>And in the echoes ~~wake—and~~ the echoes shake,</i>		::: <i>And in the echoes wake—and the echoes shake,</i>
	<i>In their woody retreats afar;</i>		:::::: <i>In their woody retreats afar;</i>
	<i>For I am the purring, the whizzing, ~~the~~ whirring</i>		::: <i>For I am the purring, the whizzing, and whirring</i>
	<i>And marvelous Motor Car!</i>		:::::: <i>And marvelous Motor Car!</i>
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>

	</annotations>		</annotations>

Jannis.buschky at 10:11, 16 July 2024

2024-07-16T10:11:58Z

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	<poem>		<poem>
	I’m the coy and ingenuous toy of the strenuous		I’m the coy and ingenuous toy of the strenuous
	Era of Civilized Man,		::: Era of Civilized Man,
	I’m the truly ~~respectably~~, duly delectable		I’m the truly respectable, duly delectable
	Outcome of project and plan;		::: Outcome of project and plan;
	And my gassy and thunderful, massy and wonderful		And my gassy and thunderful, massy and wonderful
	Shape splits the landscape in twain,		::: Shape splits the landscape in twain,
	As I race where the fountain speaks grace to the mountain ~~peaks–~~		As I race where the fountain speaks grace to the mountain peaks—
	Then over valley and plain.		::: Then over valley and plain.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="car, sound, onomatopoeia, speed">		<paragraph keywords="car, sound, onomatopoeia, speed">
	<poem>		<poem>
	Oh! ~~it’s—“honk~~, honk-honk!~~”—is~~ the song I sing		:::<i>Oh! it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the song I sing</i>
	In the cool of the morning gray,		:::::: <i>In the cool of the morning gray,</i>
	And ~~it’s—“honk~~, honk-honk!~~”—is~~ the raucous ring		::: <i>And it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the raucous ring</i>
	Of my voice at the close of day;		:::::: <i>Of my voice at the close of day;</i>
	And in the echoes ~~wake—and~~ the echoes quake,		::: <i>And the echoes wake—and the echoes quake,</i>
	In their sylvan retreats afar;		:::::: <i>In their sylvan retreats afar;</i>
	For I am the fizzing, the buzzing, and whizzing,		::: <i>For I am the fizzing, the buzzing, and whizzing,</i>
	Redoubtable Motor Car!		:::::: <i>Redoubtable Motor Car!</i>
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	I’m the snappiest, pluckiest, happy-go-luckiest		I’m the snappiest, pluckiest, happy-go-luckiest
	Work of Man’s reckless career—		Work of Man’s reckless career—
	The machine of divinity green as asininity		The machine of divinity green asininity
	Never can conquer or steer;		Never can conquer or steer;
	And there’s never a note or bar honked by the Motor Car		And there’s never a note or bar honked by the Motor Car
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	<paragraph keywords="car, sound, night">		<paragraph keywords="car, sound, night">
	<poem>		<poem>
	For it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the song I sing		<i>For it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the song I sing</i>
	In the blaze of the noonday bright,		<i>In the blaze of the noonday bright,</i>
	And it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the raucous ring		<i>And it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the raucous ring</i>
	Of my voice in the starry night;		<i>Of my voice in the starry night;</i>
	And the echoes quake and shiver and shake,		<i>And the echoes quake and shiver and shake,</i>
	Un their rocky retreats afar;		<i>In their rocky retreats afar;</i>
	For I am the puffing, the chugging, and chuffing		<i>For I am the puffing, the chugging, and chuffing</i>
	And masterful Motor Car!		<i>And masterful Motor Car!</i>
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	Summers I speed to and fro,		Summers I speed to and fro,
	In the height of the glorious, mighty, uproarious		In the height of the glorious, mighty, uproarious
	Tempest I come and go;		Tempest I come and I go;
	I’m the tool and the servant, the cool and observant		I’m the tool and the servant, the cool and observant
	Rare creature of project and plan.		Rare creature of project and plan.
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	<paragraph keywords="car, sound">		<paragraph keywords="car, sound">
	<poem>		<poem>
	And it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the song I sing		<i>And it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the song I sing</i>
	In the cool of the ~~evening’s~~ hush.		<i>In the cool of the ev'ning’s hush.</i>
	And it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the raucous ring		<i>And it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the raucous ring</i>
	Of my voice in the morning’s blush;		<i>Of my voice in the morning’s blush;</i>
	And in the echoes wake—and the echoes shake,		<i>And in the echoes wake—and the echoes shake,</i>
	In their woody retreats afar;		<i>In their woody retreats afar;</i>
	For I am the purring, the whizzing, the whirring		<i>For I am the purring, the whizzing, the whirring</i>
	And marvelous Motor Car!		<i>And marvelous Motor Car!</i>
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>

	</annotations>		</annotations>

Jannis.buschky at 12:27, 1 July 2024

2024-07-01T12:27:19Z

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	year_of_publication="1909"		year_of_publication="1909"
	genre="Poetry"		genre="Poetry"
	journal="Collier’s~~, vol.42, no.17~~"		journal="Collier’s"
	page_range="22"		page_range="22"
	/>		/>
	<annotations>		<annotations>
	~~== The Song of the Motor Car ==~~
	<paragraph keywords="~~affect,~~ driving, mountain, personification, technology">
			<paragraph keywords="driving, mountain, personification, technology, sound, topography">
	<poem>		<poem>
	~~I’M THE~~ coy and ingenuous toy of the strenuous		I’m the coy and ingenuous toy of the strenuous
	Era of Civilized Man,		Era of Civilized Man,
	I’m the truly respectably, duly delectable		I’m the truly respectably, duly delectable
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	<paragraph keywords="car, sound">		<paragraph keywords="car, sound, onomatopoeia, speed">
	<poem>		<poem>
	Oh! it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the song I sing		Oh! it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the song I sing
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	<paragraph keywords="car, driving">		<paragraph keywords="car, driving, sound, pedestrian, animal">
	<poem>		<poem>
	~~I’M THE~~ snappiest, pluckiest, happy-go-luckiest		I’m the snappiest, pluckiest, happy-go-luckiest
	Work of Man’s reckless career—		Work of Man’s reckless career—
	The machine of divinity green as asininity		The machine of divinity green as asininity
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	<paragraph keywords="car, sound">		<paragraph keywords="car, sound, night">
	<poem>		<poem>
	For it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the song I sing		For it’s—“honk, honk-honk!”—is the song I sing
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	<paragraph keywords="metaphor, summer, technology, wind">		<paragraph keywords="metaphor, summer, technology, wind, personification">
	<poem>		<poem>
	~~THROUGH~~ the haze of the dreamiest days of the gleamiest		Through the haze of the dreamiest days of the gleamiest
	Summers I speed to and fro,		Summers I speed to and fro,
	In the height of the glorious, mighty, uproarious		In the height of the glorious, mighty, uproarious

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