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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
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Famous Poets and Poetic Form
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Poetry: First Lines
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Also Known As Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Maria Nooteboom
Born July 31, 1933 (age 91) • The Hague • Netherlands

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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
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