Shall the iron argue with the smith what it would be?Or, shall the wrought iron reason with the mongerTo whom it would be sold?

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Richard Hovey was a 19th-century American poet. Richard Hovey was an American poet. Graduating from Dartmouth College in 1885, he is known in part for penning the school Alma Mater, Men of Dartmouth. Read more on Wikipedia →

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