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Critic's delight: scolding the Mighty Dead.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Critics
Dead
Literature
Scolding
Critic
Mighty
Delight

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