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If the poets offered us nothing more than another make-believe world, they would be mere sellers of drugs or, at best, sweetmeats.

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If the poets offered us nothing more than another make-believe world, they would be mere sellers of drugs or, at best, sweetmeats.

Tags: poems, poetry, poets

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About Robert Lynd

Robert Lynd may refer to:

Robert Staughton Lynd (1892–1970), American sociologist
Robert Wilson Lynd (1879–1949), Irish writer