No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.

Robert Frost

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Artist and audience Writing

Author

Robert Frost

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United States

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Citation

Frost, Robert. "The Figure a Poem Makes." Collected Poems of Robert Frost. Holt/Longmans, Green and Co., 1939.

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Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

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Time
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