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The Whippoorwill

Watters, A. "The Whippoorwill." New York Saturday Press. 12 Jul. 1859: 1.
Type: 
newspaper
Genre: 
poetry
Abstract: 

A poem about the whippoorwill, a bird that is a harbinger of night and a somber, gloomy mood. The speaker is drawn to this bird as he walks the lonely paths.