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“body” across the centuries

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Poems in 1750s · 4 with this theme Show all eras

A Divine Image
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A Divine Image

by William Blake · English

28 November 1757 - 12 August 1827 (~70)

Her Flowing Locks
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Her Flowing Locks

by Robert Burns · English

25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796 (~37)

Life
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Life

by Anna Lætitia Barbauld · English

20 June 1743 - 9 March 1825 (~82)

Why Bid My Trembling Lips Explain
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Why Bid My Trembling Lips Explain

by Amelia Alderson Opie · English

12 November 1769 - 2 December 1853 (~84)

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