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Note from page 716: 3. Marginal note: You had better get the poem "Nothing to wear" and read it for yourself. Lincoln may have given out his ha ha for the Contrast of the Classes or for some ridiculous ideas, though Lawrence says it was an Earnest & a sincere &c. It evidently pleased L for some reason.