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THE BALLAD OF THE PRINCE 
 
THE BALLAD 
 
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 PRINCE 
 
 BY 
 
 ALICE ARCHER SEWALL r^ 
 
 NEW YORK 
 
 R. H. RUSSELL, Publisher 
 
 1900 
 
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 Li bmr y . of Congrew 
 
 1 WO CoWES Received 
 
 SEP 8 1900 
 
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 SE P 11 1900 
 
 69694 
 
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