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ELIZABETH'S WAR WITH THE CHRISTMAS BEAR: 1601 by NORMAN DUBIE

Poem Explanation

First Line: THE BEARS ARE KEPT BY HUNDREDS WITHIN FENCES, ARE FED CRACKED / EGGS
Last Line: EVERY INCH OF YOU, A TERRIBLE VISION, NOT BEAR, BUT VIRGIN!
Subject(s): ANIMALS; BEARS; BONES; CHRISTMAS; ELIZABETH I, QUEEN OF ENGLAND (1533-1603; NATIVITY, THE;

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