Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
This Nearly Was Mine
Sometimes a Song

This Nearly Was Mine

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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
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This Nearly Was Mine
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When we began offering Word & Song to our readers last July, my intention was to share a popular song — folk tunes, pop classics, swing, even a little light rock — from time to time, maybe once a month, whenever something in the magazine reminded me of a great old song. I have to confess to loving so many songs so very much that they just KEEP COMING …

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