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VICTORIA by RUTH MASON RICE

First Line: AN OVAL, PLACID WOMAN WHO ASSUAGED MEN'S LIVES
Last Line: IN BROIDERIES AND TEA.
Subject(s): WOMEN;

An oval, placid woman who assuaged men's lives;
Her comely hands wrought forth a century
Of oval, placid women who engaged, as wives,
In broideries and tea.



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