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But she was not made for any man, and she will never be all mine.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Edna St. Vincent Millay
Age: 58 †
Born: 1892
Born: February 22
Died: 1950
Died: October 19
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Lord I do fear / Thou'st made the world too beautiful this year.
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I will come back to you, I swear I will And you will know me still. I shall be only a little taller Than when I went.
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April comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
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