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Asap that time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. in this excerpt, what is the best meaning for the word "late"? not on time until recently dead well into the evening

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How are the themes from roosevelt's introduction to his address and the excerpt from king's letter similar? click here to read "letter from a birmingham jail."