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SONNET TO MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS by JOSEPH BRODSKY

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First Line: THE THING THAT DRAGGED FROM ENGLISH MOUTHS A SHOUT
Last Line: IT BROUGHT YOUR ENEMIES TO THEIR COLD FEET
Subject(s): MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (1542-1587); SCOTTISH TRANSLATIONS; MARY STUART;
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