Bernard Patrick O’Dowd

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Born	April 11, 1866 • Australia
Died	September 2, 1953 (aged 87) • Melbourne • Australia
Notable Works	“Dawnward?” • “The Bush”

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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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