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And some win peace who spend The skill of words to sweeten despair Of finding consolation where Life has but one dark end.

Walter de La Mare

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Walter de La Mare
Age: 83 †
Born: 1873
Born: April 25
Died: 1956
Died: June 22
Novelist
Poet
Prosaist
Writer
Charlton
London
Walter Ramal
Walter John de la Mare
Life
Skills
Spend
Winning
Sweeten
Dark
Consolation
Peace
Skill
Words
Findings
Death
Finding
Ends
Despair

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