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Vladimir Mayakovsky Quotes: A line is a fuse that's lit. The line smolders, the rhyme explodes— and by a stanza a city is blown to bits.
         

A line is a fuse that's lit. The line smolders, the rhyme explodes— and by a stanza a city is blown to bits.


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This page presents the quote "A line is a fuse that's lit. The line smolders, the rhyme explodes— and by a stanza a city is blown to bits.". Author of this quote is Vladimir Mayakovsky. This quote is about fuse, lit, rhyme, bits, lines, cities,.