by EmilyDickinsonXXXVIIXXXIXDead Dead There's something quieter than sleep
Within this inner room!
It wears a sprig upon its breast,
And will not tell its name. Some touch it and…
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SIMMONS, Robert (Rob), a Representative from Connecticut; born in New York, N.Y., February 11, 1943; graduated from Haverford College, Haverford, Pa., 1965; M.P.A., Harvard University,…
SIMMONS Robert (Rob) , a Representative from Connecticut; born in New York, N.Y., February
11, 1943; graduated from Haverford College, Haverford, Pa., 1965; M.P.A.,
Harvard University, Cambridge…
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