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But this we know, the obstacle that checked And tripped the body, shot the spirit on Further than target ever showed or shone.

Robert Frost

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Robert Frost
Age: 88 †
Born: 1874
Born: March 26
Died: 1963
Died: January 29
Pedagogue
Playwright
Poet
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Robert Lee Frost
Target
Obstacles
Shot
Shots
Tripped
Spirit
Shone
Body
Checked
Soul
Obstacle
Ever
Showed

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