Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE BISTRO STYX, by RITA DOVE



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First Line: She was thinner, with a mannered gauntness
Last Line: I’ve lost her, I thought, and called for the bill
Subject(s): Paris, France; Persephone; Proserpine; Proserpina




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