| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 33897 |
| QUOTATION: | Although Im trying very hard To sound unlike a birthday card, Thats all this is: so you may find it Full of all that lies behind it Admiration; friendship too; And hope that in the future you Reap ever richer revenue. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Philip Larkin (19221986), British poet. Dear CHARLES, My Muse, asleep or dead. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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