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Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. but a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for socrates.
-Franz Grillparzer
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Poetry, It Is Often Said And Loudly

Franz Grillparzer
Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. but a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for socrates.
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