“And must I wholly banish hence these red and golden juices, and pay my vows to Abstinence, that pallidest of Muses?” – William Watson
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"And must I wholly banish hence these red and golden juices, and pay my vows to Abstinence, that pallidest of Muses?" – William Watson
"And must I wholly banish hence these red and golden juices, and pay my vows to Abstinence, that pallidest of Muses?" – William Watson
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