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THE VENETIAN VESPERS by ANTHONY HECHT

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First Line: WHAT'S MERCIFUL IS NOT KNOWING WHERE YOU ARE
Last Line: WHO WAS NEVER EVEN AT ONE TIME A WISE CHILD
Subject(s): VENICE, ITALY;
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