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John Brown’s Body

Name: John Brown’s Body
Author: Stephen Vincent Benét

by Stephen Vincent Benét

John Brown’s Body by Stephen Vincent Benét, available in Auren as a public-domain ebook in the United States.

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8chapters

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OPENING · FIRST PAGE

Opening

American muse, whose strong and diverse heart

So many men have tried to understand

But only made it smaller with their art,