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So the dubbed conceit Played nursery of cheat To clear the I of sleet.

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Allen Tate
Age: 79 †
Born: 1899
Born: November 19
Died: 1979
Died: February 9
Author
Literary Critic
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
Winchester
Kentucky
John Orley Allen Tate
Nursery
Conceit
Cheat
Played
Clear
Dubbed
Sleet

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