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A GIRL by ARCHILOCHUS

First Line: HOLDING A MYRTLE-ROD SHE BLITHELY MOVED
Last Line: SHADOWED HER SHOULDERS, FALLING TO HER GIRDLE.
Subject(s): GIRLS; HAIR;
HOLDING a myrtle-rod she blithely moved,
And a fair blossoming rose; the flowing tresses
Shadowed her shoulders, falling to her girdle.



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