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The whole shadow of Man is only as big as his hat.

~Elizabeth Bishop

Topics: Big Hat His Man Only Shadow Whole

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The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

~Elizabeth Bishop

Topics: Art Disaster Filled Hard Intent Losing Loss Lost Many Master Seem Things

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All my life I have lived and behaved very much like the sandpiper - just running down the edges of different countries and continents, 'looking for something'.

~Elizabeth Bishop

Topics: All My Life Behaved Continents Countries Different Different Countries Down Edges Just Life Like Lived Looking Much My Life Running Something Very

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The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing.

~Elizabeth Bishop

Topics: Car Contrived Dangerous Dangerous Thing Dreams Let Us Many Thing Us

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The pigs stuck out their little feet and snored.

~Elizabeth Bishop

Topics: Feet Little Out Pigs Stuck

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What childishness is it that while there's breath of life in our bodies, we are determined to rush to see the sun the other way around?

~Elizabeth Bishop

Topics: Around Bodies Breath Determined Life Other Our Rush See Sun Way While

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: February 8th, 1911

Died: October 6th, 1979

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