"The goldenrod is yellow, The corn is turning brown, The trees in apple orchards With fruit are bending down."

Slavery, Trees

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"The goldenrod is yellow, The corn is turning brown, The trees in apple orchards With fruit are bending down."

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"As soon as I began, it seemed impossible to write fast enough - I wrote faster than I would write a letter - two thousand to three thousand words in a morning, and I cannot help it."

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