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[Illustration: Paul Lawrence Dunbar]




THE COMPLETE POEMS

OF

PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR



WITH THE INTRODUCTION TO
"LYRICS OF LOWLY LIFE"

BY

W. D. HOWELLS



NEW YORK

DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1922


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DEDICATIONS


LYRICS OF LOWLY LIFE

TO

MY MOTHER


LYRICS OF THE HEARTHSIDE

TO

ALICE


LYRICS OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER

TO

MISS CATHERINE IMPEY


LYRICS OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW

TO

MRS. FRANK CONOVER
WITH THANKS FOR HER LONG BELIEF




INTRODUCTION TO LYRICS OF LOWLY LIFE


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