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A MAN TAKES HIS DAUGHTER, AGE 5, TO A PUBLIC EXECUTION BY GUILLOTINE, PARIS, 1857 by THOMAS LUX

Poet Analysis

First Line: HE IS A BAD MAN. HE SAYS THIS IN FRENCH
Last Line: Daddy, I still can't see the puppets
Subject(s): FATHERS & DAUGHTERS; GUILLOTINES; PARIS, FRANCE;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_and_Selected_Poems_1975_1995/1WaNJXO3J1QC?q=A+MAN+TAKES+HIS&gbpv=1&bsq=man%20takes%20his%20daughter#f=false


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