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Annihilating all that's made, To a green thought in a green shade.

Andrew Marvell

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Andrew Marvell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1621
Born: March 31
Died: 1678
Died: August 16
Poet
Politician
Satirist
Writer
Andrew Marvell
Thought
Made
Annihilating
Resemblance
Shade
Green
Tree

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