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Pain’s Purpose

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

To cite this poem in a research paper, copy the citation below. While we make every attempt to keep our formatting to the latest standard, make sure you double-check that your works cited is written in the format required by your instructor.

CBE (Council of Biology [Science] Editors) Format:

Wilcox E. 2004 Nov 29. Pain’s Purpose. Poetry X. <http://poetry.poetryx.com/poems/8164/>. Accessed 2008 Aug 28.

(More info on these citation styles may be found here.)

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