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by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Death
Hell
The Devil
The Devil, I safely can aver,
Has neither hoof, nor tail, nor sting;
Nor is he, as some sages swear,
A spirit, neither here nor there,
In nothing—…
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Now, this bell tolling softly for another, says to me: Thou must dieNunc Lento Sonitu Dicunt, MorierisMeditationJohn Donne PERCHANCE he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he…
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Art CoulterAge: 92 Hall of Fame defenseman who played 11 NHL seasons with the Blackhawks and Rangers: won Stanley Cups in 1934 and 1940; retired in 1942; cause of death not givenDied: Mobile…
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