Nicholas Vachel Lindsay

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    “Boomlay, boomlay, boomlay, Boom,”
    A roaring, epic, ragtime tune
    From the mouth of the Congo
    To the Mountains of the Moon.”
    —Vachel Lindsay (1879–1931)

    “Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
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    —Vachel Lindsay (1879–1931)