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Oh, Spring is surely coming, Her couriers fill the air Each morn are new arrivals, Each night her ways prepare I scent her fragrant garments, Her foot is on the stair.

John Burroughs

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John Burroughs
Age: 83 †
Born: 1837
Born: April 3
Died: 1921
Died: March 29
Essayist
Naturalist
Writer
Delaware County
New York
Way
Surely
Morn
Fill
Fragrant
Air
Arrivals
Spring
Garments
Coming
Stairs
Feet
Scent
Ways
Prepare
Couriers
Night
Foot
Stair

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