Adair Welcker, Poet The Swan of Avon died—the Swan Of Sacramento'll soon be gone; And when his death-song he shall coo, Stand back, or it will kill you too."The Swan of Avon" was the name Ben Jonson gave to Shakespeare. Writer Adair Welker, the self-proclaimed "Sacramento Shakespeare" was a longtime victim of Bierce's satire. |
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