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TO
WASHINGTON IRVING,
ONE OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED WRITERS OF THAT
NEW WORLD
IN WHICH THE SCENE OF THESE POEMS IS PLACED,
THIS LITTLE VOLUME
Is Inscribed,
BY AN ENGLISH ADMIRER OF THE SIMPLE PATHOS
AND DELICATE BEAUTY
WHICH SO PECULIARLY DISTINGUISH HIS WORKS.
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