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From haunted spring and dale Edg'd with poplar pale The parting genius is with sighing sent.

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John Milton
Age: 65 †
Born: 1608
Born: December 9
Died: 1674
Died: November 8
Poet
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Genius
Poplar
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Sighing
Haunted
Parting
Pale
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