She's ist as slim as slim can be , An ' when you want to slide Down on ze balusters , w'y she Says ' at she's harrified ... An ' when you're bad , she ist looks sad , You fink she's goin ' to cry ; An ' when she don't you're awful glad ...
62 Moreover, on learning that her owner's will accorded freedom only if she went to live with a colony of freed slaves in Liberia, Africa, Matilda chose emigration, even though she did not know where Liberia was and did not want to go ...
Dunbar also wrote in conventional English in other poetry and novels; since the late 20th century, scholars have become more interested in these other works.
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The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories (1900). Reprint, Miami: Mnemosyne, 1969. ———. Candle-Lightin' Time. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1901. ... Chris'mus Is A-Comin' and Other Poems. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1905. ———. Howdy, Honey, Howdy.
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Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
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Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow was one of Dunbar's last published works of poetry prior to his early death in 1906. It features poetry written in both standard verse and...