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THE WESTERN INVENTION OF LYRICAL NATURE by GREGORY ORR

Poet Analysis

First Line: AND THERE'S PETRARCH, OUR FIRST
Last Line: BITING HIS LIP, HE TASTES THE SEA.
Subject(s): PETRARCH (1304-1374); FRANCESCO PETRARCA;

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