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On Seeing a Hair of Lucretia Borgia
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ON SEEING A HAIR OF LUCRETIA BORGIA
Borgia, thou once wert almost too august
And high for adoration; now thou'rt dust.
All that remains of thee these plaits unfold,
Calm hair, meandering in pellucid gold.
Cite this poem
MLA
Landor, Walter Savage. “On Seeing a Hair of Lucretia Borgia.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/15/.
Chicago
Landor, Walter Savage. “On Seeing a Hair of Lucretia Borgia.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/15/.
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