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COMPLAISANCE.
Mrs. B—, when she sat for her picture,
Intent upon looking her best,
Her mouth to the smallest of circles
By screwing and twisting comprest.
Intent upon looking her best,
Her mouth to the smallest of circles
By screwing and twisting comprest.
Said the painter, “Why take so much trouble
To make its circumference small?
If you wish it, your face shall be painted
Without any mouth, ma'am, at all.”
To make its circumference small?
If you wish it, your face shall be painted
Without any mouth, ma'am, at all.”
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