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THAT HARP YOU PLAY SO WELL by MARIANNE MOORE

Poet Analysis

First Line: O DAVID, IF I HAD / YOUR POWER, I SHOULD BE GLAD
Last Line: Grief's lustiness / must cure the harp's distress
Subject(s): DAVID (D. 962 B.C.); HARPS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; LYRES;
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