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ON ONE OF THE PORTRAITS OF EMMA,
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ON ONE OF THE PORTRAITS OF EMMA, LADY HAMILTON
Sweet witch, whose form and face do hereMake neighbouring loveliness appear
A thing most faulty, a thing most flaw'd,
Though once becrowned with fame and laud:
The mighty victor's victress, thou
Hast conquered many heroes now,
And still triumphant, thou dost live
The great charm'd life that Art can give—
Thy frailties past—thy beauty alone
Less fragile than yon column'd stone.
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