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Sorrow, it is said, will make even an oyster feel poetical. I never tried my hand at that sort of writing but on this particular occasion such was my state of feeling, that I began to fancy myself inspired so I took pen in hand, and as usual I went ahead.

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Davy Crockett
Age: 49 †
Born: 1786
Born: August 17
Died: 1836
Died: March 6
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