Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman from sole to crown, Clean favored, and imperially slim.…

Richard Cory does not showcase his wealth or attempt to distinguish himself from others; instead, he dresses “quietly,” or modestly, and speaks to them as his equals.

And admirably schooled in every grace: In fine, we thought that he was everything To make us wish that we were in his place. So on we worked, and waited for the light, And went without the meat and …

" Richard Cory " is a narrative poem written by Edwin Arlington Robinson. It was first published in 1897, as part of The Children of the Night, having been completed in July of that year; and it remains …

In this poem... The town envies Richard Cory for his wealth, charm, and perfect life. They endure their own hardship while idealizing his apparent fortune. His quiet, shocking act reveals that his inner …

Read "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson — full text of the classic poem about wealth, envy, and hidden despair.

"Richard Cory" first appeared in the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson's 1897 collection, The Children of the Night. In four brisk stanzas, "Richard Cory" tells the story of a wealthy man who …

I read this poem as one of the mandatory literary pieces while in High School. Even at that tender age something about the absurdity of life struck me and it continued to haunt me.

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The wealth of the subject, Richard Cory, would have been in contrast to the poverty of the rest of the town’s population. The poem describes an outwardly happy, successful, wealthy person.