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The weak overcomes its/ menace, the strong over-/comes itself.

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Marianne Moore
Age: 84 †
Born: 1887
Born: November 15
Died: 1972
Died: February 5
Essayist
Poet
Translator
Writer
Kirkwood
Missouri
Marianne Moore
Marianne Craig Moore
Overcomes
Menace
Overcoming
Weak
Comes
Strong

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