Gwendolyn Brooks Middle

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    “If Mary came would Mary
    Forgive, as Mothers may,
    And sad and second Saviour
    Furnish us today?”
    —Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)

    “He was born in Alabama.
    He was bred in Illinois.
    He was nothing but a
    Plain black boy.”
    —Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)

    “The worst and best are both inclined
    To snap like vixens at the truth.
    But, O, beware the middle mind
    That purrs and never shows a tooth!”
    —Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)