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Poetry had far better imply things than preach them directly... in the open pulpit her voice grows hoarse and fails.

F. L. Lucas

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F. L. Lucas
Age: 72 †
Born: 1894
Born: December 28
Died: 1967
Died: June 1
Classical Scholar
Intelligence Officer
Literary Critic
Novelist
Philologist
Playwright
Poet
Things
Fails
Directly
Failing
Poetry
Open
Hoarse
Grows
Imply
Voice
Pulpit
Better
Preach

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