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The Collected Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar :
Dunbar, Paul Laurence (1872-1906)
LYRICS OF LOWLY LIFE
LYRICS OF THE HEARTHSIDE
HUMOUR AND DIALECT
LYRICS OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER
LYRICS OF LOVE AND SORROW
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LYRICS OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW
MISCELLANEOUS
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The Collected Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar :
DISTINCTION
“
I am
but clay,” the sinner plead,
Who fed each vain desire.
“Not only clay,” another said,
“But worse, for thou art mire.”
The Collected Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar :