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Never be a cynic, even a gentle one. Never help out a sneer, even at the devil.
Vachel Lindsay
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Vachel Lindsay
Age: 52 †
Born: 1879
Born: November 10
Died: 1931
Died: December 5
Painter
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Springfield
Illinois
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
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Devil
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