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On Hayley's Portrait
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Achilles and Hector and Homer and all
When your face appears shall come down from the wall,
And mine, theme of many an angry remark,
Shall then hide its pick-pocket looks in the dark.
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MLA
Cowper, William. “On Hayley's Portrait.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/278/.
Chicago
Cowper, William. “On Hayley's Portrait.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/278/.
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