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4 James Whitcomb Riley Quotes

James Whitcomb Riley offers whimsical, nature-filled verses that wander through night skies and quiet wonder.

James Whitcomb Riley quotes

  1. The ripest peach is highest on the tree.

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  2. O'er folded blooms On swirls of musk, The beetle booms adown the glooms And bumps along the dusk.

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  3. One naked star has waded through The purple shadows of the night, And faltering as falls the dew It drips its misty light.

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  4. An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you Ef you don't watch out.

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