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Antiquity Quote by Allen Tate

“Antiquity breached mortality with myths. Narcissus is vocabulary. Hermes decorates A cornice on the Third National Bank.” quote by Allen Tate — Download Open image

“Antiquity breached mortality with myths. Narcissus is vocabulary. Hermes decorates A cornice on the Third National Bank.”

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