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WILD OATS by PHILIP LARKIN

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First Line: ABOUT TWENTY YEARS AGO
Last Line: In my wallet are still two snaps / of bosomy rose with fur gloves on. / unlucky charms, perhaps
Subject(s): MAN-WOMAN RELATIONSHIPS; DISAPPOINTMENT; TIME; MALE-FEMALE RELATIONS;
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