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MY DEAR STERLING,
I've been a long while getting to your verses, but there were many reasons -- including a broken rib. They are pretty good verses, with here and there "very" good lines. I'd a strong temptation to steal one or two for my "Passing Show," but I knew what an avalanche of verses it would bring down upon me from other poets -- as every mention of a new book loads my mail with new books for a month.