"In vain I speak of urgent tasks; In vain I scowl and pout; A frown is no extinguisher — It does not put him out!"
— John Godfrey Saxe

January 1, 1970

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Poets from the United States19th-century poets from the United StatesPeople from Vermont
Original Language: English

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"My Familiar".

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"My Familiar".