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James Thomas Fields

I lived from 1817-1881. I was from the USA, and am in the Americas category.

I influenced poet Annie Adams Fields.

My poetry

  • The Owl-Critic
    "Who stuffed that white owl?" No one spoke in the shop,
    The barber was busy, and he couldn't stop;
    84 lines, 3 comments
  • The Lucky Horseshoe
    A farmer travelling with his load
    Picked up a horseshoe in the road,
    75 lines, 2 comments
  • Patient Mercy Jones
    Let us venerate the bones
    Of patient Mercy Jones,
    110 lines, 2 comments
  • The Lover's Peril
    Have I been ever wrecked at sea,
    And nigh to being drowned
    19 lines

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