The Five Senses


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Arthur Macy was a Nantucket boy of Quaker extraction. His name alone is evidence of this, for it is safe to say that a Macy, wherever found in the United States, is descended from that sturdy old Quaker who was one of those who bought Nantucket from the Indians, paid them fairly for it, treated them with justice, and lived on friendly terms with them. In many ways Arthur Macy showed that he was a Nantucketer and, at least by descent, a Quaker. He often used phrases peculiar to our island in the sea, and was given, in conversation at least, to similes which smacked of salt water. Almost the last time I saw him he said, "I'm coming round soon for a good long gam."

Arthur Macy's view of life was certainly broad and generous, with a philosophic flavor. (from the Introduction (by William Alfred Hovey) to POEMS BY ARTHUR MACY (1905)) (0 hr 10 min)

Chapters

The Five Senses - Read by BSD 1:02 Read by Brian Darby
The Five Senses - Read by DL 1:12 Read by David Lawrence
The Five Senses - Read by EL 1:14 Read by Newgatenovelist
The Five Senses - Read by JAB 1:13 Read by Joe Brenneman
The Five Senses - Read by JEF 1:19 Read by Jennifer Fournier
The Five Senses - Read by GG 1:17 Read by Greg Giordano
The Five Senses - Read by LAH 1:09 Read by Lee Ann Howlett
The Five Senses - Read by MD 1:08 Read by Matthew Duran
The Five Senses - Read by MK 1:14 Read by Maria Kasper