Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 260
per.Ben was also a versifier, if not a poet. He made twodoleful ballads — one about the shipwreck of CaptainWorthilake; and the other about the pirate BlackBeard, who, not long before, infested the American seas. When Bens verses were printed, his brother sent himto sell them to the townspeople wet… … Basketful of Ballads. 230 Men Who Have Risen If one of those roughly composed and rudely printedballads could be discovered now, it would be worthmore than its weight in gold. In this way our friend Benjamin spent his boyhoodand youth, until, on account of some disagreement with his brother, he…
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