Poems by Residents of Lake County, Ill Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Poems by Residents of Lake County, Ill

This little volume 1s published for the purpose of showing that Lake County has many writers of poetry, of Whom it may be proud. Dr. Bennett of mchenry County immortalized him self by writing that sweet hymn, The Sweet By and By. From time to time there has been published in the local press of the County, many a gem worthyto be gathered and treas ured; and it has been the pleasing task of the compiler of this little volume to do so. It also contains many selections which never before have been published. It has been a labor of love in the compiler to gather these fragments together, and he trusts his task Will not be Wholly unappreciated.

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