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    Phil-o-rum's Canoe, and Madeleine Vercheres: Two Poems
    Phil-o-rum's Canoe, and Madeleine Vercheres: Two Poems
    Phil-o-rum's Canoe, and Madeleine Vercheres: Two Poems
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    Phil-o-rum's Canoe, and Madeleine Vercheres: Two Poems

    By William Henry Drummond

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    The two poems are the work of the famed Irish-born Canadian poet William Henry Drummond, whose humorous dialect poems made him "one of the most popular authors in the English-speaking world," and "one of the most widely-read and loved poets" in Canada.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateApr 26, 2021
    ISBN4064066099244
    Phil-o-rum's Canoe, and Madeleine Vercheres: Two Poems

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