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 "title": "St. Thomas",
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 "poet": "James McIntyre",
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 "book": "Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames",
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  "year": 1884,
  "venue": "Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames (1884)",
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   {
    "text": "Oddfellows once they had to trudge",
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   {
    "text": "O’er rough stage road to the Grand Lodge,",
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    "text": "But now they town of metal seek",
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    "text": "And find it on the Kettle Creek.",
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    "text": "For industry it here prevails",
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    "text": "As it was built by the steel rails,",
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    "text": "And here the wide expanded bridges",
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    "text": "Do connect the distant ridges.",
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    "text": "No more need to stay at home as",
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   {
    "text": "There’s lots of railroads to St. Thomas,",
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    "text": "You pluckily did boldly venture,",
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    "text": "Now you are great railroad centre.",
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    "text": "Your city now it hath high hopes",
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    "text": "From its great railway workshops,",
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    "text": "And higher yet it still will rise,",
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    "text": "This seat of so much enterprise.",
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    "text": "When young man wants a wedded mate",
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   {
    "text": "He seeks Alma girl graduate,",
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    "text": "And he loves her Alma mater",
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    "text": "For the sake of her charming daughter.",
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