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THE EMBARKATION FOR CYTHERA by DAVID FERRY

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First Line: THE PICNIC-GOERS BEAUTIFIED THEMSELVES
Last Line: he'd hidden there
Subject(s): ART & ARTISTS; PAINTINGS & PAINTERS; WATTEAU, ANTOINE (1684-1721);
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