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Georgia Douglas Johnson, "Attar" (1920)
12022-05-18T14:09:50-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e12132plain2024-05-02T13:42:09-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Fire—tears— And the torture-chamber, With the last maddening turn of the screw— Only thus Is one precious drop distilled Of the attar of rose