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Arborist, "Woodman, spare that tree"{Bert Williams, 1837
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Bert Williams
Woodman, Spare that Tree!" was first published in the January 17, 1837, issue of the Mirror under the title "The Oak" and was that year set to music by Henry Russell before being reprinted under its more common title in 1853. Lines from the poem are
