Tom HollandWinners are the favourites of heaven.
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Winners are the favourites of heaven. The words of a well-known American poet who believed that his life’s work was to make the world a better place. In the poem, the poet is talking about how he believes he has been given a great honour, and he is going to use it to make the world a better place.
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