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Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his son the hardships that made him rich.


Robert Frost

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But only ...
ROBERT FROST Thinking is not to agree or disagree. That is voting.
ROBERT FROST Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stoppin...
ROBERT FROST The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I ...
ROBERT FROST