"Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it."
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Humorists from the United StatesPoets from the United States19th-century poets from the United StatesPoets from EnglandArtists from the United States
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Ladies' Home Journal, Volume 72 (1955), p. 156.
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Oliver Herford
Oliver Herford (December 3, 1863 β July 5, 1935) was an American humorous poet and illustrator.
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