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Jeffery, Mary Frances, fl. 1890-1896 to [Aaron Jeffery]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.128 Author/Creator: Jeffery, Mary Frances, fl. 1890-1896 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 1896/07/12 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

A four stanza poem asking for the return of the poet's beloved. "You ask me what - since we must part you should bring home to me. Bring back a pure and faithful heart As true as mine to thee...My love, bring back to me."

Jeffery, Aaron, fl. 1858-1900
Jeffery-Goodwin, Mary Francis, fl. 1896

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