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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRECEDENT, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: The poor man went to the rich man's door Last Line: "I will send my dogs to lick your sores!" | |||
THE poor man went to the rich man's doors, "I come as Lazarus came," he said. The rich man turned with humble head, -- "I will send my dogs to lick your sores!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BOY'S SUMMER SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CHRISTMAS FOLKSONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CORN SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A DEATH SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A HYMN; AFTER READING 'LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT' by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LITTLE CHRISTMAS BASKET by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE LETTER by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A MUSICAL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A NEGRO LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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