The Atlantic Souvenir: A Christmas and New Year's Offering. 1826-1832H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1830 - Gift books |
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They were daughters - twins ; beautiful in their infancy ; and they " Grew together Like to a double cherry , seeming parted ; But yet a union in partition ; Two lovely berries moulded on one stem ; Two seeming bodies , but one heart .
They were daughters - twins ; beautiful in their infancy ; and they " Grew together Like to a double cherry , seeming parted ; But yet a union in partition ; Two lovely berries moulded on one stem ; Two seeming bodies , but one heart .
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| Title | The Atlantic Souvenir: A Christmas and New Year's Offering. 1826-1832 The Atlantic Souvenir: A Christmas and New Year's Offering. 1826-1832 |
| Publisher | H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1830 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 6 Nov 2007 |
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