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People expect old men to die,
They do not really mourn old men.
Old men are different.
People look At them with eyes that wonder when… People watch with unshocked eyes;
But the old men know when an old man dies.
Ogden Nash
Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote over 500 pieces. Wit
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