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James Whitcomb Riley

Short Name: James Whitcomb Riley
Full Name: Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916
Birth Year: 1849
Death Year: 1916
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Texts by James Whitcomb Riley (5)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Always I see her in a saintly guiseJames Whitcomb Riley (Author)English1
By the splendor in the heavensJames Whitcomb Riley (Author)English1
Dear Lord, kind LordJames Whitcomb Riley (Author)English1
The beautiful city! ForeverJames Whitcomb Riley (Author)English1
When over the fame of friend or foeJames Whitcomb Riley (Author)English2
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