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Edgar Lee Masters
Edgar Lee Masters was born in Garnett, Kansas, on August 23, 1868, but soon after his birth his family moved to Lewistown, Illinois, the town near Springfield where Masters grew...
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Alexander Throckmorton  
by Edgar Lee Masters

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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