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HOPE by RANDALL JARRELL

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First Line: THE SPIRIT KILLETH, BUT THE LETTER GIVETH LIFE
Last Line: A step is on the stairs
Subject(s): HOPE; OPTIMISM;
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http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/08/01/specials/jarrell-poetscolumn.html


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