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George F. Hoar: “With beams December planets dart, His cold eye truth and conduct scanned; July was in his sunny heart, October in his…”

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With beams December planets dart, His cold eye truth and conduct scanned; July was in his sunny heart, October in his liberal hand.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar uses vivid imagery to convey the complexity of a person's character and emotions.

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