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Alexander Pope (1688–1744). Complete Poetical Works. 1903.

Later Poems

Celia

CELIA, we know, is sixty-five,

Yet Celia’s face is seventeen;

Thus winter in her breast must live,

While summer in her face is seen.

How cruel Celia’s fate, who hence

Our heart’s devotion cannot try;

Too pretty for our reverence,

Too ancient for our gallantry!