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The poetical works of John Townsend Trowbridge
Trowbridge, J. T. (1827-1916)
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BOOK I
2.
BOOK II
3.
BOOK III
4.
BOOK IV
5.
BOOK V
[I ask my soul why, day and night]
THE LOST EARL AND OTHER POEMS WITH NEWLY GATHERED LEAVES
NEWLY GATHERED LEAVES
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The poetical works of John Townsend Trowbridge
“That Icarus
Was a silly cuss,—
Him an' his daddy Dædalus.
They might 'a' knowed wings made o' wax
Would n't stan' sun-heat an' hard whacks.
I'll make mine o' luther,
Er suthin' er other.”
The poetical works of John Townsend Trowbridge