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Earth Took of Earth
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Hymn to Dionysos
Lord Randall
Old English riddle
The Creation of the Moon
The Cruel Mother
The maidens came
The Unquiet Grave
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The Lady That Loved a Swine

 
by Anonymous
read by James Wright

There was a lady loved a swine,
     "Honey!" quoth she;
"Pig-hog, wilt thou be mine?"
     "Hoogh!" quoth he.

"I'll build thee a silver sty,
     Honey!" quoth she;
"And in it thou shalt lie!"
     "Hoogh!" quoth he.

"Pinned with a silver pin,
     Honey!" quoth she;
"That thou mayest go out and in,"
     "Hoogh!" quoth he.

"Wilt thou have me now,
     Honey?" quoth she;
"Speak, or my heart will break,"
     "Hoogh!" quoth he.





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New York City
March 2, 1967
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