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PIG by ANTHONY HECHT

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First Line: IN THE MANGER OF COURSE WERE COWS AND THE CHILD HIMSELF
Last Line: O swine that takest away our sins / that takest away
Subject(s): PIGS; BOARS; HOGS;

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http://books.google.com/books?id=cMcXRdjN4NgC&pg=PT31&dq=anthony+hecht+PIG&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kiGYUNG8KNPE2QWkt4DoAg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ



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