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SONG OF THE SNAKE by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "O, SNAKE! STAY, STAY, O SNAKE! THAT MY SISTER"
Last Line: "O, SNAKE! STAY, STAY, O SNAKE!"
Subject(s): ANIMALS;SNAKES; SERPENTS;VIPERS;
O, SNAKE! stay, stay, O snake! that my sister
may draw, from the pattern of thy painted
skin, the fashion and work of a rich
ribbon; which I mean to present to my
mistress: so may thy beauty and thy
disposition be preferred to all other serpents.
O, snake! stay, stay, O snake!



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