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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
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
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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