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One year, a present Sherman gave
…To Lincoln for the Yule
To cheer the dour president
…In his long arduous rule.
It was the perfect offering,
…And not from ease or thrift,
For William gave to Abraham
…Atlanta as a gift.
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© Dennis Allen Lange and thebardonthehill.wordpress.com, 2017.
The Bard on the Hill 