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Shakespeare tells the same stories over and over in so many guises that it takes a long time before you notice.
Howard Nemerov
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Howard Nemerov
Age: 71 †
Born: 1920
Born: February 29
Died: 1991
Died: July 5
Essayist
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University Teacher
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New York City
New York
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[T]eaching has been for me an education (Lord knows what it has been for my students).
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