William H. Armstrong

William H. Armstrong (September 14, 1911 – April 11, 1999) was an American children's author and educator, best known for his 1969 novel Sounder, which won the Newbery Medal.

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    “There dwelt a man in faire Westmerland,
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    He had nither lands nor rents coming in,
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