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SSiCEQOECE GS& e &“, pn ore SS aoe P®9997PELsvel3 Some of these translations originally appeared in Harper'sBazaar and the translator wishes to thank the editors of thatmagazine for their kind permission to reprint the poems inthis collection, The gouache by René Magritte—Le Mal duPays (1940)—reproduced on the cover and throughout thebook was a gift to The Art Institute of Chicago from Mr.and Mrs~Leigh~B. Block and is reproduced through thecourtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago. Copyright © 1969 by William S, Merwin. All rights reserved. Noportion of this book may be reproduced in any form without writtenpermission from the publisher. Manufactured in the United States ofAmerica. First printing. Published simultaneously in Canada by The oo =o" pul L es/ Libiary-6f E-Cotgress talbgue Card Number: 69-18117 ANY rt ayAgiat PintingD SSLett + SStandafl Book NGniBer 695,89130-8 Paper
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