"How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood, When fond recollection presents them to view."
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Samuel Woodworth
Samuel Woodworth (January 13, 1784 – December 9, 1842) was an American author, literary journalist, playwright, librettist, and most famously, poet.
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