"There's a special Providence that watches over idiots, drunken men, and boys."
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Ch. XVII. "How We Astonished the Rivermouthians", p. 202
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Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Thomas Bailey Aldrich (November 11, 1836 – March 19, 1907) was a poet and novelist born in Portsmouth, USA.
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