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[Poems by Drake in] The life and works of Joseph Rodman Drake (1795-1820)

Drake, Joseph Rodman (1795-1820)

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SECTION I THE “TRIFLES IN RHYME” COLLECTION

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The Culprit Fay

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To Miss Mc--- WITH A WITHERED VIOLET

To --- (Fannie)

The American Flag

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SECTION II ADDITIONAL POEMS IN THE 1835 EDITION

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Extracts from Leon, A Tale

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Lines Written in An Album

Fragment. Tuscara

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SECTION III UNCOLLECTED AND UNPUBLISHED POEMS

To Mrs. Abbe Allen

The Spectre, A Fact

The Mocking-Bird

The Past and the Present

Abelard to Eloise

[Poetic Epistle to Fitz-Greene Halleck, May 1, 1818]

[Poetic Epistle to Fitz-Greene Halleck, May 10, 1818]

Lines Addressed to the Defenders of New Orleans

To the Heroes of Niagara

To My Sister Caroline

To My Sister Carry

[Life and Love]

Lines to A Lady

Additional Verse

[Poetical Fragment]

[Poetical Fragment]

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SECTION IV ATTRIBUTED POEMS AND PROSE

[To Prince Croaker]

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[Poetical Fragment]

In a fair lady's heart once a secret was lurking;
It tossed and it tumbled, it longed to get out;
The lips half betrayed it, by smiling and smirking,
And tongue was impatient to blab it no doubt.