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MR. EDWARDS AND THE SPIDER by ROBERT LOWELL

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First Line: I SAW THE SPIDERS MARCHING THROUGH THE AIR
Last Line: To die and know it. This is the black widow, death
Subject(s): CALVINISTS; DEATH; EDWARDS, JONATHAN (1703-1758); GOD; INSECTS; SIN; SPIDERS; DEAD, THE; BUGS;
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https://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/cambridge-harvard/robert-lowell/


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