Mms (2), 1906 February 18 (1), s.l., poem and (2) to H.H. Rogers, Fairhaven, Mass., n.d.

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Mms (2), 1906 February 18 (1), s.l., poem and (2) to H.H. Rogers, Fairhaven, Mass., n.d.

(1) For your love has the power of the fabled purse That wrought charms in the old romannt: Who had it might live in a shack or worse And feed on dreams & air & verse Yet never could he know want. (2) Mr. Clemens is on his way & leaves Boston but is not bragging much, says he won as Varro won in an earlier day. There is no Sunday Train. (Signed) Lyon.

2 p. 8.8 x 13.9 (2) cm.

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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