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LADIES by EZRA POUND

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First Line: FOUR AND FORTY LOVERS HAD AGATHAS IN THE OLD DAYS
Last Line: ASSAILS ME, AND CONCERNS ME ALMOST AS LITTLE.
@3Agathas@1

Four and forty lovers had Agathas in the old days,
All of whom she refused;
And now she turns to me seeking love,
And her hair also is turning.

@3Young Lady@1

I have fed your lar with poppies,
I have adored you for three full years;
And now you grumble because your dress does not fit
And because I happen to say so.

@3Lesbia Illa@1

Memnon, Memnon, that lady
Who used to walk about amongst us
With such gracious uncertainty,
Is now wedded
To a British householder.
@3Lugete, Veneres! Lugete, Cupidinesque!@1

@3Passing@1

Flawless as Aphrodite,
Thoroughly beautiful,
Brainless,
The faint odour of your patchouli,
Faint, almost, as the lines of cruelty about your chin,
Assails me, and concerns me almost as little.



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