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Harriet Beecher Stowe

by Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker

The pure and worthy Mrs. Stowe
Is one we all are proud to know
As mother, wife, and authoress-
Thank God, I am content with less!




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I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle.
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    1. The Hostel -
    by Herman Melville
    In chamber low and scored by time, Masonry old, late washed with lime — Much like a tomb new-cut in stone; Elbow on knee, and brow sustained All motionless on sidelong hand,