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ELLEN TERRY, by                    
First Line: Some say she is not human
Last Line: Shall tell them of her gentle heart.
Subject(s): Terry, Ellen, Dame (1847-1928)


SOME say she is not human—
This strange elusive woman—
That she's some gay enchanting elf
From out the sea or sky;
But I
Believe she's just her gracious self.

Some ever praise the acting,
And others, all-exacting,
Her silences adore. But when
She speaks her own free mind,
I find
She is the most attractive then.

Another generation
Shall list in veneration,
As all describe her haunting art,
And sing her merits high;
But I
Shall tell them of her gentle heart.





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