"And he says that the mountains are fairer For once being held in your thought;"
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People from New York (state)Short story writers from the United StatesPoets from the United States19th-century poets from the United StatesPlaywrights from the United States
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East and West Poems, Part I, His Answer to "Her Letter.".
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Bret Harte
Francis Bret Harte (August 25, 1839 β May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.
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