Do Good

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Little Thomas Greed

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A Fishe’s Hornpipe

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A Ploture No Artist Car Paint

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On The Shores Of Tennessee

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The Winged Worshipers

The Point Of View

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Little Drops

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Grandmother’s Chair

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The Wonderful World

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Hymen

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The Forgotten Chord

The Forgotten Chord 3301 He was only a poor mad musician Behind an asylum's strong bars: At night he would sit by his window And sing to the beautiful stars: But how he could play in the daytime: Such music you don't often hear- The…

Conscience

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Lover’s Lane

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A Confirmed Spinster

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Tahiti

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The Last Word

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Kipling’s Call To The Children

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Good-By, Little Girl, Good-By

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A Cowboy’s Oponion

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