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The Collected Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar :

Dunbar, Paul Laurence (1872-1906)

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LYRICS OF LOWLY LIFE
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LYRICS OF THE HEARTHSIDE
  
LOVE'S APOTHEOSIS
  
THE PARADOX
  
OVER THE HILLS
  
WITH THE LARK
  
IN SUMMER
  
THE MYSTIC SEA
  
A SAILOR'S SONG
  
THE BOHEMIAN
  
ABSENCE
  
HER THOUGHT AND HIS
  
THE RIGHT TO DIE
  
BEHIND THE ARRAS
  
WHEN THE OLD MAN SMOKES
  
THE GARRET
  
TO E. H. K.
  
A BRIDAL MEASURE
  
VENGEANCE IS SWEET
  
A HYMN AFTER READING “LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT.”
  
JUST WHISTLE A BIT
  
THE BARRIER
  
DREAMS
  
THE DREAMER
  
WAITING
  
THE END OF THE CHAPTER
  
SYMPATHY
  
LOVE AND GRIEF
  
MORTALITY
  
LOVE
  
SHE GAVE ME A ROSE
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DREAM SONG I
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DREAM SONG II
  
CHRISTMAS IN THE HEART
  
THE KING IS DEAD
  
THEOLOGY
  
RESIGNATION
  
LOVE'S HUMILITY
  
PRECEDENT
  
SHE TOLD HER BEADS
  
LITTLE LUCY LANDMAN
  
THE GOURD
  
THE KNIGHT
  
THOU ART MY LUTE
  
THE PHANTOM KISS
  
COMMUNION
  
MARE RUBRUM
  
IN AN ENGLISH GARDEN
  
THE CRISIS
  
THE CONQUERORS
  
ALEXANDER CRUMMELL—DEAD
  
WHEN ALL IS DONE
  
THE POET AND THE BABY
  
DISTINCTION
  
THE SUM
  
SONNET ON AN OLD BOOK WITH UNCUT LEAVES
  
ON THE SEA WALL
  
TO A LADY PLAYING THE HARP
  
CONFESSIONAL
  
MISAPPREHENSION
  
PROMETHEUS
  
LOVE'S PHASES
  
FOR THE MAN WHO FAILS
  
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
  
VAGRANTS
  
A WINTER'S DAY
  
MY LITTLE MARCH GIRL
  
REMEMBERED
  
LOVE DESPOILED
  
THE LAPSE
  
THE WARRIOR'S PRAYER
  
FAREWELL TO ARCADY
  
THE VOICE OF THE BANJO
  
THE STIRRUP CUP
  
A CHOICE
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HUMOUR AND DIALECT
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LYRICS OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER
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LYRICS OF LOVE AND SORROW
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LYRICS OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW
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MISCELLANEOUS
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CURTAIN

Villain shows his indiscretion,
Villain's partner makes confession.
Juvenile, with golden tresses,
Finds her pa and dons long dresses.
Scapegrace comes home money-laden,
Hero comforts tearful maiden,
Soubrette marries loyal chappie,
Villain skips, and all are happy.
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