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ORPHEUS by STEPHEN MITCHELL

Poet Analysis

First Line: PLUTO SITS ON HIS EBONY THRONE ENCHANTED. 'BEAUTIFUL,' HE SIGHS
Last Line: SHE TURNS TO THE KING, “YES, DARLING, “ SHE SAYS, “LET THEM GO.”
Subject(s): MYTHOLOGY - CLASSICAL; ORPHEUS;
Full Poem Text Available at
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