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A Matter of Modesty
A tax of one cent on every $ couldn't fall on anybody who didn’t have the dollar, Q. E. D.
May
1
1935
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A Matter of Modesty
EZRA POUND
May
1
1935
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A Matter of Modesty
A tax of one cent on every $ couldn't fall on anybody who didn’t have the dollar, Q. E. D.
May
1
1935
EZRA POUND
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