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The child alone a poet is: Spring and Fairyland are his. - Robert Graves
" "The child alone a poet is:
Spring and Fairyland are his.
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About Robert Graves
Robert Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was a prolific English poet, scholar and novelist. He is most famous for his autobiographical work Goodbye to All That, and works on classical themes and mythology, such as I, Claudius, The Greek Myths and The White Goddess. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves.
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Robert von Ranke Graves
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Robert Ranke Graves
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Robert von Ranke-Graves
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