“Let the bard from Smyrna catalogue Harma, the ledges and caves of Thaca, the milk-fed damsels of Achaia, pigeon-flocked Thisbe or the woods of Onchestus, I sing of Oak, Walnut, Chesnut, Maple and Elm Streets.”

Edward Dahlberg

Edward Dahlberg - “Let the bard from Smyrna catalogue...” 1

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