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You'd scarce expect one of my age
To speak in public on the stage;
And if I chance to fall below
Demosthenes or Cicero,
Don't view me with a critic's eye,
But pass my imperfections by.
Large streams from little fountains flow,
Tall oaks from little acorns grow.


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David Everett

Born: 1769
Died: 1813 (aged 44)
Bio: David Everett was an American newspaper editor, proprietor, and poet.

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