With admiration I beheld this Whore, Adorned with beauty such as might restore (If ever being, as thy Muse hath famed) Her Giovanni, in his love unblamed: The ready Graces lent their willing aid; Pallas herself now played the chambermaid, And helped to put her dressings on. Secure Rest thou that thy name herein shall endure To the end of age; and Annabella be Gloriously fair, even in her infamy. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BARMAID AND THE ALEXANDRITE by KAREN SWENSON CHILD AND HER STATUE by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE FAIRY CHILD by JOHN ANSTER ON MY JOYFUL DEPARTURE FROM THE CITY OF COLOGNE by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE TO AMERICA by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON IN THE HOSPITAL by PATRICK JOHN MCALISTER ANDERSON |