All Hail! young lady with a nose by no means too small, With a foot unbeautiful, and with eyes that are not black, With fingers that are not long, and with a mouth undry, And with a tongue by no means too elegant, You are the friend of Formianus, the vendor of cosmetics, And they call you beautiful in the province, And you are even compared to Lesbia. O most unfortunate age! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 43 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING HIC VIR, HIC EST' by CHARLES STUART CALVERLEY AN ECHO FROM WILLOW-WOOD by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE CLOAK, THE BOAT, AND THE SHOES by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS MONA LISA by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS STANZAS, OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF A RELATIVE ABROAD by BERNARD BARTON |