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From “The Birth of Venus,” Song

by William Carlos Williams

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Come with us and play! See, we have breasts as women! From your tents by the sea Come play with us: it is forbidden!

Come with us and play! Lo, bare, straight legs in the water! By our boats we stay, Then swimming away Come to us: it is forbidden!

Come with us and play! See, we are tall as women! Our eyes are keen: Our hair is bright: Our voices speak outright: We revel in the sea’s green! Come play: It is forbidden!

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