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CANTUS PLANUS by EZRA POUND

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First Line: THE BLACK PANTHER LIES UNDER HIS ROSE TREE
Last Line: HESPER ADEST.
The black panther lies under his rose tree
And the fawns come to sniff at his sides:

Evoe, Evoe, Evoe Baccho, O
ZAGREUS, @3Zagreus,@1 Zagreus,

The black panther lies under his rose tree.

Hesper adest. Hesper adest.
Hesper adest.



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