Oh, how with more than dreams the soul is torn, Ere sleep comes down to soothe the weary eyes.
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There is a heaven, for ever, day by day, The upward longing of my soul doth tell me so. There is a hell, I'm quite as sure for pray, If there were not, where would my neighbors go.Paul Laurence Dunbar
I hope there is something worthy in my writings and not merely the novelty of a black face associated with the power to rhyme that has attracted attention.
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But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core.
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Oh, foolish man, why weep you now?
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Love me, honey, love me true?
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People are taking it for granted that the Negro ought not to work with his head. And it is so easy for these people among whom we are living to believe this it flatters and satisfies their self-complacency.
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