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2、raise,Approvebyenvy,andbysilencepraise!—Attend!—amodelshallattractyourview—Daughtersofcalumny,Isummonyou!Youshalldecideifthisaportraitprove,OrfondcreationoftheMuseandLove.—Attend,yevirgincritics,shrewdandsage,Yematroncensorsofthischildishage,WhosepeeringeyeandwrinkledfrontdeclareAfix
3、tantipathytoyoungandfair;Bycunning,cautious;orbynature,cold,Inmaidenmadness,virulentlybold!—Attend!yeskilledtocointheprecioustale,Creatingproof,whereinnuendosfail!Whosepractisedmemories,cruellyexact,Omitnocircumstance,exceptthefact!—Attend,allyewhoboast,—oroldoryoung,—Thelivinglibelo
4、faslanderoustongue!Soshallmythemeasfarcontrastedbe,Assaintsbyfiends,orhymnsbycalumny.Come,gentleAmoret(for'neaththatname,Inworthierverseissungthybeauty'sfame);Come—forbuttheewhoseekstheMuse?andwhileCelestialblushescheckthyconscioussmile,Withtimidgrace,andhesitatingeye,Theperfectmodel
5、,whichIboast,supply:—VainMuse!couldstthouthehumblestsketchcreateOfher,orslightestcharmcouldstimitate—CouldthybleststraininkindredcolourstraceThefaintestwonderofherformandface—Poetswouldstudytheimmortalline,AndREYNOLDSownHISartsubduedbythine;Thatart,whichwellmightaddedlustregiveToNatu
6、re'sbestandHeaven'ssuperlative:OnGRANBY'Scheekmightbidnewgloriesrise,OrpointapurerbeamfromDEVON'Seyes!Hardisthetasktoshapethatbeauty'spraise,Whosejudgmentscornsthehomageflatterypays!ButpraisingAmoretwecannoterr,Notongueo'ervaluesHeaven,orflattersher!Yetshe,byFate'sperverseness—shealo
7、neWoulddoubtourtruth,nordeemsuchpraiseherown!AdorningFashion,unadorn'dbydress,Simplefromtaste,andnotfromcarelessness;Discreetingesture,indeportmentmild,Notstiffwithprudence,noruncouthlywild:NostatehasAMORET!nostudiedmien;ShefrownsnoGODDESS,andshemovesnoQUEEN.Thesoftercharmthatinherma
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