Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A FLOWER PAINTED BY SIMON VERELST, by MATTHEW PRIOR


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A FLOWER PAINTED BY SIMON VERELST, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: When famed verelst this little wonder drew
Last Line: Behold one work of mine, that ne'er shall fade.
Subject(s): Flowers; Paintings And Painters


WHEN famed Verelst this little wonder drew,
Flora vouchsafed the growing work to view:
Finding the painter's science at a stand,
The goddess snatched the pencil from his hand;
And finishing the piece, she smiling said,
Behold one work of mine, that ne'er shall fade.





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