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Thy treasures of gold Are dim with the blood of the hearts thou hast sold Thy home may be lovely, but round it I hear The crack of the whip, and the footsteps of fear.

Lydia M. Child

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Lydia M. Child
Age: 78 †
Born: 1802
Born: January 1
Died: 1880
Died: January 1
Activist
Geologist
Journalist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Medford
Massachusetts
Lydia Maria Francis Child
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Thou
Footsteps
Heart
Slavery
Crack
Hearts
Cracks
Gold
Sold
Blood
Round
Whip
Hear
Rounds
Hast
Fear
Treasure
Whips
Home
Lovely
Treasures

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