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ODE III.II: HORACE by JOHN UPDIKE

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First Line: LET THE BOY, TIMBER-TOUGH FROM VIGOROUS SOLDERING
Last Line: THOUGH HE HAS THE HEAD START, AND HER STEP IS HESITANT
Subject(s): SOLDIERS; DEATH;
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