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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SIMILE; ON OUR WANT OF SILVER, by JONATHAN SWIFT Poet's Biography
First Line: As when of old, some sorceress threw
Last Line: Our silver will appear again
Subject(s): Metaphor; Silver
First Line: As when of old, some sorceress threw
Last Line: Our silver will appear again
Subject(s): Metaphor; Silver
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