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James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectively.

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Little Orphant Annie
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A Good Man
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The Raggedy Man
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At Sea
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Even song
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A Leave-Taking
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Her Face And Brow
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His Mother's Way
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Blooms Of May
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The Old Times Were the Best
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The Dead Lover
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His Vigil
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The Rival
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A Gustatory Achievement
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The Rider Of The Knee
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Old Winters On The Farm
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A Scrawl
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An Impetuous Resolve
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September Dark
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Laughter Holding Both His Sides
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A Parent Reprimanded
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Lines For An Album
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May I Not Weep With You
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Little-Girl-Two-Little-Girls
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With Hale Affection And Abiding Faith These Rhymes And Pictures Are Inscribed To The Children Everywhere
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