History & Politics
The Boss
From Heartsease and Rue
History & Politics
Skilled to pull wires, he baffles Nature's hope,
Who sure intended him to stretch a rope.
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MLA
Lowell, James Russell. “The Boss.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell/333/.
Chicago
Lowell, James Russell. “The Boss.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell/333/.
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