Who, like the boasting oak, appear; Who, like the boasting oak, appear; They think their hands were never made They think their hands were never made To wield the distaff, plough, or spade;— To wield the distaff, plough, or spade;— Their taper fingers, soft and fair, Their taper fingers, soft and fair, Are made to twine their silken hair, Are made to twine their silken hair, Or place upon a brow of snow, Or place upon a brow of snow, Their gold and diamond rings, to show. Their gold and diamond rings, to show.
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