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EPITAPH: A LADY I KNOW by COUNTEE CULLEN

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First Line: SHE THINKS THAT EVEN UP IN HEAVEN
Last Line: To do celestial chores
Subject(s): HEAVEN; PARADISE;
SHE even thinks that up in heaven
Her class lies late and snores,
While poor black cherubs rise at seven
To do celestial chores



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