Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ON THE PICTURE OF THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE; CUT AND SOLEN, MAY, 1867, by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON


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ON THE PICTURE OF THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE; CUT AND SOLEN, MAY, 1867, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: By none could her charms be surpass'd in their day
Last Line: Her charms are cut out, and her canvass is lost!
Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E.
Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Portraits; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens


BY none could her charms be surpass'd in their day,
So peerless was Devonshire's Duchess, they say;
One kiss on her cheek—ere the contest begun,
She paid down the price, and her canvass was won!
How changed now her fate! To the purchaser's cost
Her charms are cut out, and her canvass is lost!





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