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Eight Hours

by George A. Baker, Jr.

This week's poem is a narrative of a working girl and her situation in society. George A. Baker was a native of New York City. He was a journalist, lawyer and author of novels and poetry, His works include Bad Habits of a Good Society (1876).

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English

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English

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1876

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