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The Piper; The Lake; The Church; Translations from Sergei Essenin

by W.S. Merwin

The Hudson Review, Spring 1968, pp. 91-96

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    10. Notes from the Odyssey by Richmond Lattimore, pp. 88-90
    11. The Piper; The Lake; The Church; Translations from Sergei Essenin by W.S. Merwin, pp. 91-96
    12. To My Greek by James Merrill, pp. 97-98
    13. The Interrogation of the Man of Many Hearts; The Break; The Ballad of the Lonely Mastur... by Anne Sexton, pp. 99-105
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    17. The Naivete of Verdi by Isaiah Berlin, pp. 138-147
    18. Music and Ballet by B.H. Haggin, pp. 148-158
    19. London Film Chronicle by Vernon Young, pp. 159-164
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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 424-428
    3. Presidents by W.S. Merwin, p. 429
    4. Oedipus: The Religious Issue by George Dimock, pp. 430-456
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    6. Flying Below Sea Level; Flying on the Surface by Laurence Lieberman, pp. 462-467
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