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SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ALEXANDER THROCKMORTON by EDGAR LEE MASTERS

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First Line: IN YOUTH MY WINGS WERE STRONG AND TIRELESS
Last Line: GENIUS IS WISDOM AND YOUTH.
IN youth my wings were strong and tireless,
But I did not know the mountains.
In age I knew the mountains
But my weary wings could not follow my vision --
Genius is wisdom and youth.



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