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The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a clarification of life - not necessarily a great

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"The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a clarification of life - not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion"

- Robert Frost

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Robert Frost

This quote is written / told by Robert Frost between March 26, 1874 and January 29, 1963. He was a famous Poet from USA. The author also have 80 other quotes.

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