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FIRSTLY INCLINED TO TAKE WHAT IT IS TOLD by GWENDOLYN BROOKS

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: THEE SACROSANCT, - THEE SWEET, THEE CRYSTALLINE
Last Line: I HAD BEEN BRIGHTLY READY TO BELIEVE
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS - MILITARY;
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