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UPON A PAINTED GENTLEWOMAN by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: MEN SAY Y'ARE FAIRE; AND FAIRE YE ARE, 'TIS TRUE
Last Line: BUT (HARK!) WE PRAISE THE PAINTER NOW, NOT YOU.
Subject(s): COSMETICS;
Men say y'are faire; and faire ye are, 'tis true;
But (Hark!) we praise the Painter now, not you.



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