It WAs an old, old, old, lady../"by Henry Cuyler Bunner

Henry Cuyler Bunner 1885 (Oswego New York) – 1896 (Nutley New Jersey)



It was an old, old, old, old lady and a boy who was half past three. And the way the played together was beautiful to see. She couldn't go running and jumping and the boy no more could he.
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Henry Cuyler Bunner

Henry Cuyler Bunner was an American novelist and poet. He is known mainly for Tower of Babel. Bunner's works have been praised by librarians for its "technical dexterity, playfulness and smoothness of finish". more…

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