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RUNNING: 2. PATRIOT'S DAY by RICHARD WILBUR

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: RESTLESS THAT NOBLE DAY, APPEASED BY SOFT
Last Line: ROCKED IN HIS WILL, AT REST WITHIN HIS RUN
Subject(s): RUNNING & RUNNERS;
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