— Phillis Wheatley

GRIM monarch! see, depriv'd of vital breath,

A young physician in the dust of death:

Dost thou go on incessant to destroy,

Our griefs to double, and lay waste our joy?

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verb

To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun

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Classic Author

Ruth Stiles Gannett

1923–2024AmericanChildren's Literature20th Century

Ruth Stiles Gannett is an American children's book author, best known for her beloved 1948 classic 'My Father's Dragon', which has remained continuously in print and enchanted generations of children.

Books by Ruth Stiles Gannett

1948

My Father's Dragon

Children's Fantasy

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