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OF TIME AND THE LINE by CHARLES BERNSTEIN

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First Line: GEORGE BURNS LIKES TO INSIST THAT HE ALWAYS / TAKES THE STRAIGHT LINES
Last Line: An angle but only one lime to make a margarita
Subject(s): LANGUAGE POETRY; POPULAR CULTURE - UNITED STATES;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Giant_Book_of_Poetry/ifNVS7pKjUQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=OF+TIME+AND+THE+LINE,+by+CHARLES+BERNSTEIN&pg=PA624&printsec=frontcover


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