“The tragedy of a man is greater when he gives it up.”

La tragedia del hombre es mayor cuando se la deja caer.
Voces (1943)

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La tragedia del hombre es mayor cuando se la deja caer.

Voces (1943)

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Italian Argentinian poet 1885–1968

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