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X v Y: For one brief shining moment …

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This entry was posted in Poems, prose & song, Words, phrases & expressions, Yanks vs. Brits and tagged British American words, Bruce Springsteen, Coleridge, for one brief shining moment, Justin Hines, Kubla Khan, momentarily, momentarily meaning, momently on September 8, 2017 by Louise.

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