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'Songs and Satires' is a collection of poems written by Edgar Lee Masters. He was an American attorney, poet, biographer, and dramatist, best remembered today for authoring the Spoon River Anthology. Some of his finest works can be found in this publication, such as 'Soul's Desire', 'Terminus', 'Arabel', and 'Love is a Madness'.
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