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    Rubáiyát of Doc Sifers
    Rubáiyát of Doc Sifers
    Rubáiyát of Doc Sifers
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    Rubáiyát of Doc Sifers

    By James Whitcomb Riley

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    "Rubáiyát of Doc Sifers" by James Whitcomb Riley. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 18, 2019
    ISBN4064066159870
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      Rubáiyát of Doc Sifers - James Whitcomb Riley

      James Whitcomb Riley

      Rubáiyát of Doc Sifers

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4064066159870

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      Ef you don't know

      Doc Sifers

      I'll jes argy, here and now,

      You've bin a mighty little while about here, anyhow!

      'Cause Doc he's rid these roads and woods—er swum 'em, now and then—

      And practised in this neighberhood sence hain't no tellin' when!

      Doc's allus sociable, polite, and 'greeable

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      In radius o' fifteen mile'd, all p'ints o' compass round,

      No man er woman, chick er child, er team, on top o' ground,

      But knows him—yes, and got respects and likin' fer him, too,

      Fer all his so-to-speak dee-fects o' genius showin' through!

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      Some claims he's absent-minded; some has said they wuz afeard

      To take his powders when he come and dosed 'em out,

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