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The Uncollected Poems of Henry Timrod

Timrod, Henry (1828-1867)

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THE HUNGRY OWLET HOOTS MELODIOUSLY

The hungry owlet hoots melodiously
At fall of eve in some deep hidden dell,
The creaking wagon lumb'ring slowly by
Makes cautious concert with the donkey's [bell;?]
Refused their sugar children sweetly squall
But oh that Buss! it far excells them all.
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