"Passion is power, And, kindly tempered, saves. All things declare Struggle hath deeper peace than sleep can bring."
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Academics from the United StatesPoets from the United StatesPeople from IndianaPlaywrights from the United StatesHarvard University alumni
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The Masque of Judgment (1900), Act III, Sc. 2.
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William Vaughn Moody
William Vaughn Moody (July 8 1869 – October 17 1910) was a U.S. dramatist and poet.
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