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