Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-01-18
LITERARY NOTES.

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roppces that lit il an evil state of society
that breeds the young woman poet, and
m, world would be better We're she gone.
Perhaps; bat If neither Young women nor
,li men did ANYTHING worse than writing
yer>eS. humanity would be happier still.
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Ne Lud fOrgrts that America only borrowed
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