I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish t… - Robert Frost

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I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To know that for destruction ice
Is also great

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Robert Lee Frost (26 March 1874 – 29 January 1963) was an American poet; winner of four Pulitzer Prizes.

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I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To know that for destruction ice Is also great - Robert Frost

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