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SORTES VERGILIANAE by JOHN ASHBERY

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First Line: YOU HAVE BEEN LIVING NOW FOR A LONG TIME AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU DO NOT KNOW
Last Line: ONLY LONG PATIENCE, AS THE STAR CLIMBS AND SINKS, LEAVING ILLUMUNIATION TO THE SETTING SUN
Subject(s): GAYS & LESBIANS; HOMOEROTICISM; LESBIANS; GAY WOMEN; GAY MEN;
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