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Did she say" As rude and crude as an act of God" ?

Emily maybe because she had a rough life .

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"(something) (something ) (something and art, I never said they fill my heart, but still they fill the time." what poem is this?

Maggie Faute de Mieux
Travel, trouble, music, art,
A kiss, a frock, a rhyme--
I never said they feed my heart,
But still they pass my time.…moreFaute de Mieux
Travel, trouble, music, art,
A kiss, a frock, a rhyme--
I never said they feed my heart,
But still they pass my time.(less)

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Hi, how differ these post-1993 Parker-collections? -- Portable Dor Parker, ed. 2006 by Parker-biog M Meade, Penguin Classics Deluxe. Acc. 2 blurb, orig. "Portable Dorothy Parker" 1944 was expanded by Parkers letters, interview Paris Review, intro by M Meade -- Collected Dor Parker, 2001, foreword Br. Gill, Penguin Classics, washed-out print -- Poetry + Short Stories of Dor Parker, Modern Library1994 -- Thanks!

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Hello, which Dorothy Parker Collection is best? - Dorothy Parker Portable ed. 2006 by Marion Meade - The Collected Dorothy Parker 2001 - The Poetry and Short Stories of Dorothy Parker (Modern Library, 1994) I would mainly be interested in short stories (prio 1), poems (prio 2a) and some scholar's annotation (prio 2b), and less in reviews (prio 7). Thanks for reasond recommendations!

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Were it not for 'Likely' ... she may not have said, "As rude and crude as an act of God? ... we oughtn't pin everything on her; though, did she?

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