On Lucretia Borgia’s Hair
Walter Savage Landor 1775 (Warwick) – 1864
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.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 175 |
Words | 31 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 4 |
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