Love and Laughter: Being a Legacy of Rhyme (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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IN other years, long passed away, 1t was, my pr1v1lege to number among my friends that wmnm g gentleman and versatile and accomplished actor, Mr. James G. Burnett, whom persons familiar with theatrical history will-re member as an excellent representative of humorous old men and of eccentric characters in general. He diedin 1870, leaving a Widow and two sons, the eldest of whom was the author of the verses which have been collected into this volume. I have been asked to write an intro ductory word, indicative that this is a memorial book, and expressive of the motive that has prompted its publi cation.

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