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To the Gentlemen

Someone should explain to the gentlemen

That a lady need not look like a frump

To have a mind.

A lady is born with a certain bone structure,

Which, if it is rather good or not,

Is neither credit nor blame to her.

She is likewise born with possibilities of mind,

Which, if she develops, are lovelier to her

And more cherished than her bones.

Ladies can have a lot of fun

Making fools of gentlemen who do not understand this.

Someone really should explain it

To the gentlemen.

From Nice Deity (Definition Press)
© 1955 by Martha Baird

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