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CONSIDERED SPEECH by JOHN HOLLANDER

Poem Explanation

First Line: STRICTLY SPEAKING' (HE INSISTED) 'THESE ARE NOT - '
Last Line: BUT GRAVE ACCENTUATIONS CUT IN THE RIND OF THE EARTH
Subject(s): LANGUAGE; WORDS; VOCABULARY;
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