Poems for Weddings:
William Wordsworth's "The Marriage Ceremony," George Barlow's "The Elemental Kiss," Henry Carey's "The Wedding Day," Eugene Field's "The Wedding Day," Francois Villon's "The Ballad of the Bridegroom," and Al Dubin's "Shuffle Off to Buffalo."

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July 4

Lewis Carroll tells Alice the tale that will eventually become Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1862.

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Question:

Which early attempt an "American Epic" was greeted as a tremendous failure upon its publication in 1807?

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Joel Barlow's The Columbiad .

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