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The only man, woman, or child who wrote a simple declarative sentence with seven grammatical errors is dead.
e. e. cummings
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e. e. cummings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1894
Born: October 14
Died: 1962
Died: September 3
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Cambridge
Massachusetts
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O sweet spontaneous earth how often has the naughty thumb of science prodded thy beauty thou answereth them only with spring.
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So, when kiss Spring comes we'll kiss each kiss other on kiss the kiss lips because tic clocks tock don't make a toctic difference to kisskiss you and to kiss me.
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When skies are hanged and oceans drowned, the single secret will still be man
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Equality is what does not exist among mortals.
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