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The Island Hunting-Song

by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Imagine a summer day filled with golden wine, a glowing flame, and a lonely isle. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.'s poem The Island Hunting-Song is a beautiful and evocative ode to the joys of summer and the beauty of the natural world. The poem is written in the form of a song, and it is full of vivid imagery and vivid language.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of t...

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