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Words Of Comfort To Be Scratched On A Mirror

Dorothy Parker

Helen of Troy had a wandering glance;
Sappho’s restriction was only the sky;
Ninon was ever the chatter of France;
But oh, what a good girl am I!

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From Enough Rope | Written c. 1925

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