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PARADOXES AND OXYMORONS by JOHN ASHBERY

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First Line: THIS POEM IS CONCERNED WITH LANGUAGE ON A VERY PLAIN LEVEL
Last Line: Has set me softly down beside you. The poem is you
Subject(s): LANGUAGE; POETRY & POETS; WORDS; VOCABULARY;
Full Poem Text Available at
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/181395


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