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WHITE, PILLARED NECK by RICHARD WATSON GILDER

First Line: WHITE, PILLARED NECK; A BROW TO MAKE MEN QUAKE
Last Line: ALL—SAVE HER SOUL.
Subject(s): BEAUTY; SOUL; WOMEN;

I

WHITE, pillared neck; a brow to make men quake;
A woman's perfect form;
Like some cool marble, should that wake,
Breathe, and be warm.

II

A shape, a mind, a heart
Of womanhood the whole;
Her breath, her smile, her touch, her art,
All—save her soul.



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