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Robert Frost

Robert Frost

Dust in the Eyes
If, as they say, some dust thrown in my eyes
Will keep my talk from getting overwise,
I’m not the one for putting off the proof.
Let it be overwhelming, off a roof
And round a corner, blizzard snow for dust,
And blind me to a standstill if it must.

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The Freedom of the Moon

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Brown’s Descent, or the Willy-nilly Slide

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The Cow in Apple

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