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    An Old Sweetheart of Mine
    An Old Sweetheart of Mine
    An Old Sweetheart of Mine
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    An Old Sweetheart of Mine

    By James Whitcomb Riley

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    An Old Sweetheart of Mine is a poem by James Whitcomb Riley, an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. The poem is dedicated to Rile's first love, a girl he met at school, and about their school-time romance that grew in the marriage and happy life together. Each book page presents a separate piece of a romantic poem telling about a particular period or event in the poet's memory. It is a great poetic work about the flow of time and the transformation of love through the years of routine life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateMay 29, 2022
    ISBN8596547016519
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