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The cool wind blew in my face and all at once I felt as if I had shed dullness from myself. Before me lay a long gray line with a black mark down the center. The birds were singing. It was spring.

~Burl Ives

Topics: Before Birds Black Blew Center Cool Down Dullness Face Felt Gray Had Lay Line Long Mark Me Myself Once Shed Singing Spring Were Wind

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I went to my room and packed a change of clothes, got my banjo, and started walking down the road. Soon I found myself on the open highway headed east.

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Topics: Banjo Change Clothes Down Down The Road East Found Got Headed Highway Myself Open Packed Road Room Soon Started Walking

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How I longed to see these things; how I longed to see the Liberty Bell and walk on the streets where Thomas Jefferson, Tom Paine and Benjamin Franklin had walked.

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Topics: Bell Benjamin Franklin Franklin Had How Jefferson Liberty See Streets Things Thomas Thomas Jefferson Tom Walk Walked Where

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I stopped and gazed on the little dull man who was being paid to be a teacher of teachers. I turned and walked to the door, slammed it closed with a bang, and broken glass crashed to the floor. There was uproar behind me in the class, which did not interest me at all.

~Burl Ives

Topics: Bang Behind Being Broken Broken Glass Class Closed Crashed Did Door Dull Floor Glass Interest Little Man Me Paid Slammed Stopped Teacher Teachers Turned Uproar Walked Which Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: June 14th, 1909

Died: April 14th, 1995

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