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Alfred Lord Tennyson - How Thought You That This Thing Could Captivate?Alfred Lord Tennyson - How Thought You That This Thing Could Captivate?
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How thought you that this thing could captivate?    What are those graces that could make her dear,    Who is not worth the notice of a sneer, To rouse the vapid devil of her hate? A speech conventional, so void of weight,    That after it has buzzed about one`s ear,    `Twere rich refreshment for a week to hear The dentist babble or the barber prate; A hand displayed with many a little art;    An eye that glances on her neighbor`s dress;        A foot too often shown for my regard; An angel`s form a waiting-woman`s heart;    A perfect-featured face, expressionless,        Insipid, as the Queen upon a card.
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