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THE LADY FROM MELOS, by                    
First Line: Beautiful venus de milo
Last Line: Cannot be expected to pet.
Subject(s): Sculpture & Sculptors; Venus De Milo


["A New York Diagnostician declares that the modern flapper is a healthier and
happier girl than the Venus de Milo." -- News Item.]

Beautiful Venus de Milo,
Sickly and crippled and sad;
Has no more arms than a silo --
Some think she never has had.
She cannot rank with the Flapper;
Scientists give her this slap:
For whatever their charms
Marble marms,
Without arms,
Cannot be expected to flap.

Beautiful Venus de Milo;
Worried, neglected, alone;
Known from Honduras to Hilo --
Well, and quite fav'rably known --
She's not a belle at the parties,
Petting's not done in her set:
For whatever their charms
Marble marms,
Without arms,
Cannot be expected to pet.





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