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Let others, worn with living / And living's aftermath, / Take Sleep to heal the heart's distress, / Take Love to be their comfortress, / Take Song or Food or Fancy Dress, / But I shall take a Bath.

Phyllis McGinley

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Phyllis McGinley
Age: 72 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 21
Died: 1978
Died: February 22
Author
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Ontario
Oregon
Phyllis McGinley
Love
Food
Bath
Shall
Baths
Sleep
Distress
Living
Worn
Song
Fancy
Others
Dress
Take
Heal
Heart
Dresses
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