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The sinful painter drapes his goddess warm,
Because she still is naked, being drest;
The godlike sculptor will not so deform
Beauty, which bones and flesh enough invest. 

Added: 6 Oct 2002 | Last Read: 8 Nov 2009 8:51 AM | Viewed: 2136 times

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