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If you see my Pompey, 30 yrs of age,
new breeches, plain stockings, negro shoes;
if you see my Anna, likely young mulatto
branded E on the right cheek, R on the left,
catch them if you can and notify subscriber.
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Robert Earl Hayden
Robert Earl Hayden (1913–1980), U.S. poet. Runagate Runagate (l. 21–25). . .
Collected Poems [Robert Hayden]. Frederick Glaysher, ed. (1985) Liveright.
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