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PHRYNE had talents for mankind; | |
Open she was and unconfind, | |
Like some free port of trade: | |
Merchants unloaded here their freight, | |
And agents from each foreign state | 5 |
Here first their entry made. | |
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Her learning and good breeding such, | |
Whether th Italian or the Dutch, | |
Spaniards or French, came to her, | |
To all obliging she d appear; | 10 |
T was Si Signior, t was Yaw Mynheer, | |
T was Sil vous plait, Monsieur. | |
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Obscure by birth, renownd by crimes, | |
Still changing names, religions, climes, | |
At length she turns a bride: | 15 |
In diamonds, pearls, and rich brocades, | |
She shines the first of batterd jades, | |
And flutters in her pride. | |
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So have I known those insects fair | |
(Which curious Germans hold so rare) | 20 |
Still vary shapes and dyes; | |
Still gain new titles with new forms; | |
First grubs obscene, then wriggling worms, | |
Then painted butterflies. | |
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