‘‘That skull had a tongue in it, and could sing once.’’
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GOOD FREND FOR JESUS SAKE FORBEARE,
TO DIGG THE DUST ENCLOASED HEARE:
BLESTE BE Ye MAN Yt SPARES THES STONES,
AND CURST BE HE Yt MOVES MY BONES...
Shakespeare’s Head
Joseph Harrison is the author of five books of poetry, including Shakespeare’s Horse. He was a 2009 Guggenheim fellow in poetry.
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