Let the bard from Smyrna catalogue Harma, the ledges and caves of Thaca, the milk-fed damsels of Achaia, pigeon-flocked Thisbe or the woods of Onchestus, I sing of Oak, Walnut, Chesnut, Maple and Elm Streets.
Edward DahlbergAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: american
- Born: July 22, 1900
- Died: February 27, 1977
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