Classic and Contemporary Poetry

IDEAL WOMAN, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: Prudence does o'er her wit preside
Last Line: "serenes her brow, and calms her breast"
Subject(s): Love;reason;women; Intellect;rationalism;brain;mind;intellectuals

"Prudence does o'er her wit preside;
And Reason all her passions' guide.
Modesty dwells upon her cheek.
The Graces in her language speak.
Beauty sits on her face confest.
Virtue, with no ill thoughts opprest,
Serenes her brow, and calms her breast."