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Born 1645? • near Coventry • England
Died June 24, 1729 • Westfield • Massachusetts
Notable Works “God’s Determination Touching His Elect”
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American author
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Pound, Ezra
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American poet
Robert Frost, 1954
Robert Frost
American poet
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Master of the macabre
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