"And weeping fast as she had breath Janet implored us, "Wake her from her sleep!" And would not be instructed in how deep Was the forgetful kingdom of death."
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"Janet Waking", line 25, from Two Gentlemen in Bonds (1927)
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John Crowe Ransom
John Crowe Ransom (April 30, 1888 β July 3, 1974) was a southern American poet, essayist and academic. He was prominent among the Fugitives, the Southern Agrarians and the American exponents of the New Criticism.
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