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THE BOSS by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

Poet Analysis

First Line: SKILLED TO PULL WIRES, HE BAFFLES NATURE'S HOPE
Last Line: WHO SURE INTENDED HIM TO STRETCH A ROPE.

Skilled to pull wires, he baffles Nature's hope,
Who sure intended him to stretch a rope.



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