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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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SECTION II ADDITIONAL POEMS IN THE 1835 EDITION

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SECTION III UNCOLLECTED AND UNPUBLISHED POEMS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

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[Poetical Fragment]

Oh! then in all a poet's dream,
Away my cares of earth were hurled;
And bright in fancy's fairest beam,
Appeared my little fairy world.