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But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.
Robert Frost
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Robert Frost
Age: 88 †
Born: 1874
Born: March 26
Died: 1963
Died: January 29
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Robert Lee Frost
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Now close the windows and hush all the fields: If the trees must, let them silently toss.
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Let's get my incantation right: I wish I may, I wish I might Give earth another satellite.
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How many times it thundered before Franklin took the hint! How many apples fell on Newton's head before he took the hint! Nature is always hinting at us. It hints over and over again. And suddenly we take the hint.
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