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CONCERNING INHERITANCE by GEOFFREY HILL

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First Line: IT IS WITH CIVIC MATTERS AS WITH SOME QUESTIONS
Last Line: Its aegis anciently a divine shield / over the city
Subject(s): GREAT BRITAIN – HISTORY; INHERITANCE & SUCCESSION; ENGLISH HISTORY;
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