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Wampum and Old Gold
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Hervey Allen was an American educator, poet, and author. Wampum and Old Gold is a collection of some of his best poetry including poems such as Confession, Despair, Vale, Aftermath, Hylas, Bacchus Is Gone, and Tiger Lilies
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