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THE PURITAN by KARL SHAPIRO

Poet Analysis

First Line: IN TENDER MAY WHEN THE SWEET LAUGH OF CHRIST
Last Line: Fixed like a gargoyle on a cathedral wall
Subject(s): PURITANS;

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