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Poem of the Day: ‘On Stella’s Birth-day’

Jonathan Swift marks this birthday by remarking that had Stella been only half as old (or large), he would worship her only half as much.

Jonathan Swift, detail of portrait by Charles Jervas.
Jonathan Swift, detail of portrait by Charles Jervas. National Portrait Gallery via Wikimedia Commons

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