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Oliver Wendell Holmes Quotes: When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.
         

When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.


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When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.
         



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