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Born in October 7, 1849 / Died in July 22, 1916 / United States / English

Poems by James Whitcomb Riley

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Jap Miller

...   You _can't_ take issue with him--er, at least, they haint no sense ...

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Lullaby

...   O'er the sleeping blooms of summer where they lie--Baby-bye!-- ...

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The Watches Of The Night

... --   What frailest staff of hope to stay--what faintest shaft of light ...

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Say Something To Me

... If my poor heart from this silence were freed, ...

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In The Dark

... --   They are not there now in the evening-- ...

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"A Noted Traveler"

... C., And spread among such friends as might occur ...

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On The Sunny Side

... Now we're where the laugh is,-- ...

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By Her White Bed

...   The fireflies' glimmering, and the sweet and low ...

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Lines For An Album

... And prate of "peace" till one might think ...

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"That Little Dog"

... .. _There_-- _There_ he is!--Little sneak!--What-a'-you-'bout ...

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Them Flowers

...   You've ketched him 'fore now--when his liver was sound ...

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What Chris'mas Fetched The Wigginses

...   The _boys_' friend, little, large and small-- ...

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"Hik-Tee-Dik!"

...   They played it three times--though the third they were beat ...

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A Voice From The Farm

... Lit with the wholesome smiles that have not been ...

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Tom Johnson's Quit

...   We laughed, of course--'cause Tom, you know, ...