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ITALIAN ECLOGUES: 4 by DEREK WALCOTT

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First Line: THE FOAM OUT ON THE SPARKLING STRAIT MUTTERING MONTALE
Last Line: TO DISSOLVE IN A FICTION GREATER THAN OUR LIVES, THE SEA, THE UN
Subject(s): ITALY; ITALIANS;
Full Poem Text Available at
http://books.google.com/books?id=ejdIkiSsK4QC&pg=PA206&lpg=PA206&dq=walcott+%22MY+COLONNADE+OF+CEDARS+BETWEEN+WHOSE+ARCHES+THE+OCEAN%22&source=bl&ots=Q-JjKROrZu&sig=36krhymQcrdwxGXtX9C_8nVChKE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=l7gwUq2qIbTF4AP75ICACg&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=walcott%20%22MY%20COLONNADE%20OF%20CEDARS%20BETWEEN%20WHOSE%20ARCHES%20THE%20OCEAN%22&f=false


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