Oh! the old swimmin' hole! When I last saw the place,
The scenes was all changed, like the change in my face.

James Whitcomb Riley

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Topic

Remembering one's youth Aging

Author

James Whitcomb Riley

Source

The Old Swimmin' Hole

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1883 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Riley, James Whitcomb [published as Benjamin F. Johnson of Boone County]. "The Old Swimmin' Hole." The Old Swimmin' Hole and 'Leven More Poems. Indianapolis: George C. Hitt & Co., 1883, st. 5.

Current Citation

Riley, James Whitcomb. "The Old Swimmin' Hole." Little Orphant Annie and Other Poems. Dover Publications, 2011, st. 5.

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Time
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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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