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Holy Sonnet XII: Why Are We By All Creatures Waited On?

John Donne

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Donne, John. “Holy Sonnet XII: Why Are We By All Creatures Waited On?.” Poetry X. Ed. Jough Dempsey. 21 Jul 2003. 04 Dec. 2008 <http://poetry.poetryx.com/poems/868/>.

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