My father died and left me his blessing and his business. His blessing brought no money into my pocket, and as to his business, it soon deserted me, for I was busy writing poetry, and could not attend to law, and my clients, though they had great respect for my talents, had no faith in a poetical attorney.


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My father died and left me his blessing and his business. His blessing brought no money into my pocket, and as to his business, it soon deserted me,...

My father died and left me his blessing and his business. His blessing brought no money into my pocket, and as to his business, it soon deserted me,...

My father died and left me his blessing and his business. His blessing brought no money into my pocket, and as to his business, it soon deserted me,...

My father died and left me his blessing and his business. His blessing brought no money into my pocket, and as to his business, it soon deserted me,...