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Joaquin Miller's Poems
[in six volumes]
Miller, Joaquin (1837-1913)
1.
Volume One
2.
Volume Two
3.
Volume Three
THE SEA OF FIRE
THE SHIP IN THE DESERT
ISLES OF THE AMAZONS
AN INDIAN SUMMER
FROM SEA TO SEA
A SONG OF THE SOUTH
RESURGO SAN FRANCISCO
4.
Volume Four
5.
Volume Five
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Joaquin Miller's Poems
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He wrote, wrote calmly; they must feel
His confidence, his nerve of steel,
His sure possession to the last.
I thrust the thin script down my boot,
Stept back, stood firm, made slow salute,
Turned on my heel and hastened past.
Joaquin Miller's Poems