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THANKS FOR THE WEDDING PRESENT by WILLIAM EMPSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: SHE BEARS YOUR GIFT AS ONE SAFE TO RETURN
Last Line: AND OF THE MARITIME EMPIRES AS A FLOWER
Subject(s): GIFTS AND GIVING; MARRIAGE;

Poem Sources:

THE COMPLETE POEMS OF WILLIAM EMPSON. EDITED BY JOHN HAFFENDEN.
  EMPSON, WILLIAM
  (2000)
 



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