Read the poem: “The Boss”

by James Russell Lowell

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American Literature – American Poetry – James Russell Lowell
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The Boss

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Skilled to pull wires, he baffles Nature’s hope,
Who sure intended him to stretch a rope.

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American Literature – American Poetry – James Russell Lowell

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