Living

To Mr. Worsdale: Occasion'd by seeing Celia's Picture unfinish'd

by Stephen Duck 1705–1756

From Poems on Several Occasions (1736)

Living

YET, WORSDALE, yet, thou must exert thy Art,
To paint the matchless Virtues of her Heart:
'Tis not enough, that Wit and Beauty join;
But, in her Face, let Sense and Judgment shine;
Let godlike Bounty crown her gen'rous Soul,
And solid Wisdom dignify the Whole:
So, in thy Piece, shall each Beholder see
A finish'd CELIA Her, a KNELLER Thee.

MLA

Duck, Stephen. “To Mr. Worsdale: Occasion'd by seeing Celia's Picture unfinish'd.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/duck/23/.

Chicago

Duck, Stephen. “To Mr. Worsdale: Occasion'd by seeing Celia's Picture unfinish'd.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/duck/23/.

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