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THE CHILD DYING by EDWIN MUIR

Poet Analysis

First Line: UNFRIENDLY FRIENDLY UNIVERSE, / I PACK YOUR STARS INTO MY PURSE
Last Line: I did not know death was so srange
Subject(s): DEATH - CHILDREN; MOURNING; WORLD WAR II; DEATH - BABIES; BEREAVEMENT; SECOND WORLD WAR;

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