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Born in June 27, 1872 / Died in February 9, 1906 / United States / English

Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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W'en I Gits Home

...   Home whaih de frien's I loved 'll say, ...

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L'Envoi

...   The marvel of the earth's designs,-- ...

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A Lost Dream

... When days were bleak and winds were rude, ...

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The Old Apple-Tree

... For its boughs are gnarled an' crooked, ...

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Jilted

...   Goes back on you clean an' cleah-- ...

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Angelina

...   Folks jes' stan' stock-still a-sta'in', an' dey mos' nigh hol's dey bref ...

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In the Morning

... Dis hyeah clock done struck off six- ...

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A Summer's Night

... With lamps to light their wayward footsteps home, ...

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She Told Her Beads

...   My heart was filled with unvoiced cries ...

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Scamp

... Den hit's come let me undress you, now ...

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A Florida Night

...   Mule, you need n't wake him w'en you switch an' stomp, ...

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The Sand-Man

... I KNOW a man With face of tan, ...

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The Sparrow

... With deadened heart and sense plod on, ...

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An Ante-Bellum Sermon

... 'T well de Lawd got tiahed o' his foolin', ...

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To The Memory Of Mary Young

... cannot he, Who made it, solve the mystery ...