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A PARAPHRASE by CHARLES COTTON

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE BEAUTY THAT MUST ME DELIGHT
Last Line: WOULD MAKE A MISTRESS TO MY MIND.
Subject(s): BEAUTY; LOVE;

THE Beauty that must me delight,
Must have a skin and teeth snow white:
Black arched brows, black sprightly eyes,
And a black beauty 'twixt her th- -ghs;
Soft blushing cheeks, a person tall,
Long hair, long hands, and fingers small;
Short teeth; and feet that little are,
Dilated brows, and haunches fair:
Fine silken hair, lips full, and red,
Small nose, with little breast and head:
All these in one, and that one kind
Would make a Mistress to my mind.



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