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BACK TO NATURE
Nathaniel, Julian, Hildegardy!Sure the stock is far from hardy,
And the name once heard with awe
Now provokes the loud guffaw—
“Hawthorne” in the memory dear,
“Haw-haw-hawthorne” in the ear!
| The collected works of Ambrose Bierce | |