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METAMORPHOSES: 3. THE RE-BIRTH OF VENUS by GEOFFREY HILL

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First Line: AND NOW THE SEA-SCOURED TEMPTRESS, HAVING FAILED
Last Line: Stayers, and searchers of the fanged pool
Subject(s): CHICAGO; HAYMARKET SQUARE RIOT; NEWSPAPERS; SOCIAL PROTEST; JOURNALISM; JOURNALISTS;
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