An Alphabet of History
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In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the Chicago Sunday Tribune, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet.
Who frets about the mystery
Enshrouding all of history
On reading this will, maybe, see
We've made it plain as A, B, C.
Characters Include:
Alexander The Great, Brutus, Christopher Columbus, Diogenes, Euripides, Franklin, Galilei Galileo, Hippocrates, Iago, Jonson, Kidd, Lucullus, Methuselah, Newton, Omar, Pepys, Quintilian, Raleigh, Shakspeare, Tell, Ulysses, Villon, Watt, Xantippe, Yvetot, and Zenobia.
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Wilbur D. Nesbit
United States
Wilbur Dick Nesbit also known by the pen name Josh Wink, was an American poet and humorist. He is most known for his poem, Your Flag and My Flag, which was popular during World War I. Throughout his c...
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