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The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley

in ten volumes
Riley, James Whitcomb (1849-1916)

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VOLUME I
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VOLUME II
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VOLUME III
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VOLUME IV
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VOLUME V
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VOLUME VI
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VOLUME VII
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VOLUME VIII
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VOLUME IX

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III

It's sorry for the boss I be,
Wid new conthracts to sign
An' hire a sub to oversee
Whilst he lave off an' dine:
It's sorry for the Company
That owns the Aarie Line—
What vasht raasponshibility
They have, compared wid mine!
1897

There, Katy! git me t'other mitt,
An' fetch me yon from Dan—
(Wid aich one's “Christmas” hid in it!)
Lave go me dinner-can!—
Ye'll have me docked this mornin'—
This blessed Christmas mornin',—
A dishgraced workin'-man!
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