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Sun-blistered ships on opal seas,
Pacific stars split round the skies,
What have I now to do with these
Who know the wonder of your eyes?


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And elm-trees, massed like ostrich feather plumes,
Are streaked and shot with fire.


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Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington

Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington

Born: July 30, 1889
Died: July 11, 1956 (aged 66)
Bio: Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, was an English socialite, author, poet, and literary editor. She was born Dorothy Violet Ashton at Maidenhead.

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