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Madness and witchery as well as bestiality are conditions commonly associated with the use of the female voice in public.

Anne Carson

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Anne Carson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 21
Linguist
Literary Critic
Poet
Professor
Translator
Writer
City of Toronto
Carson
Anne
Madness
Female
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Public
Voice
Bestiality
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Witchery
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Commonly
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