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BALLADE FOR THE DUKE OF ORLEANS by RICHARD WILBUR

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First Line: FLAILED FROM THE HEART OF WATER IN A BOW
Last Line: I DIE OF THIRST, HERE AT THE FOUNTAIN-SIDE
Subject(s): POETRY & POETS;
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