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SECOND BOOK OF ODES: 7. by BASIL BUNTING

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First Line: O, IT IS GODLIKE TO SIT SELFPOSSESSED
Last Line: When her chin rises and she turns to smile. / O, it is godlike!
Subject(s): LOVE - EROTIC;
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