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Wright, J. Clark, fl. 1863 Elegy for Sereno Wright

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02751.42 Author/Creator: Wright, J. Clark, fl. 1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Poem Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Serano is in heaven/And pain can never reach him there/No sickness comes to those who breathe that pure delightful air.

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