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B y C l a r a M a i o l i n o
P u r e
A d v e c ti v e
W h o le s o m e a n d u n t a i n te d b y i m m o r a l i t y
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La d y B ir d J o h n s o n
G a t h e r t h e W i l d F l o w e r s
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B r i n g t h e m t o m e w i t h t h e i r w e a l t h o f p e r f u m e ,
C h e e r i n g a s h a p p i n e s s , c h a r m i n g a s
h o p e ;
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M a r t h a L a v in i a H o f fm a n
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