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THE WOODPECKER by WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896)

Poet Analysis

First Line: I ONCE A KING AND CHIEF
Last Line: CHASING THE PREY.
Subject(s): BIRDS; WOODPECKERS;
I ONCE A KING AND CHIEF
Now am the tree-bark's thief,
Ever 'twixt trunk and leaf
Chasing the prey.



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