Steen Steensen Blicher

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Steen Steensen Blicher, detail of a drawing in pencil and India ink by E.-D. Baerentzen; in the Nationalhistoriske Museum at Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Denmark.

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Born	October 11, 1782 • Denmark
Died	March 26, 1848 (aged 65) • Denmark
Notable Works	“The Diary of a Parish Clerk and Other Stories” • “Traekfuglene”

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

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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