"No matter what we are, and what we sing, Time finds a withered leaf in every laurel"
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Pulitzer Prize winnersPoets from the United StatesPlaywrights from the United StatesHarvard University alumniPeople from Maine
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Closing couplet- Quatrain 111 Children of the Night 1897 edition kindle ebook ASIN B004UJKLY2
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Edwin Arlington Robinson
Edwin Arlington Robinson (December 22, 1869 – April 6, 1935) was an American poet. He was awarded three Pulitzer Prizes for his work.
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