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HEAD OF A GIRL, AT THE MET by JOHN UPDIKE

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First Line: VERMEER'S GIRL IN YOUR TURBAN AND PEARL:
Last Line: the light in your eyes like the light on your pearl
Subject(s): PAINTINGS & PAINTERS; MUSEUMS; TIME; ART GALLERYS;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Higher_Gossip/fZqEVHZO9e0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=updike+%22Vermeer%27s+girl+in+your+turban+and+pearl:%22&pg=PA48&printsec=frontcover


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