Arts & Sciences
Cheney
From Poems (1853)
Arts & Sciences
The Paint-King, envious of his cunning art,
To him the tinted palette would not lend;
So has he dipped the pencil in his heart,
And with his light and shade its hues still blend.
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Botta, Anne Lynch. “Cheney.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/botta/11/.
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Botta, Anne Lynch. “Cheney.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/botta/11/.
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