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ON LUCRETIA BORGIA'S HAIR by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR

Poet Analysis

First Line: BORGIA, THOU ONCE WERT ALMOST TOO AUGUST
Last Line: CALM HAIR, MEANDERING IN PELLUCID GOLD.
Subject(s): BORGIA, LUCREZIA [LUCRETIA] (1480-1519); HAIR;

Borgia, thou once wert almost too august
And high for adoration; now thou'rt dust.
All that remains of thee these plaits unfold --
Calm hair, meandering in pellucid gold.



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