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30 Twelve Sonnets on a Conventional Theme Men are the fools of the women they love. African Proverb Inspiration Friedrich Schiller, in order to compose, kept a few rotten apples near his nose; Wystan Auden drank endless cups of tea; a woman much missed is what does for me. Valery waits for an image from God, une ligne donnee; Spender gets the nod from coffee; De la Mare puffed on the weed; a woman much missed is all I need. A woman much missed, my inspiration: sister-goddess, Erato is her name, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne; killing me tenderly with creation, playing in earnest a dangerous game. A woman much missed is what does for me. une ligne donnee - a gift from God of one line or one idea ...

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