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THE PATTERNS by EZRA POUND

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First Line: ERINNA IS A MODEL PARENT
Last Line: HER OFFSPRING ARE FAT AND HAPPY.

Erinna is a model parent,
Her children have never discovered her adulteries.
Lalage is also a model parent,
Her offspring are fat and happy.



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