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    Edward Burne-Jones (Edward Burne Jones)


    Edward Burne-Jones (Edward Burne Jones) (1833-1898)
    King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid
    Oil on canvas
    1883
    136 x 290 cm
    (4' 5.54" x 9' 6.17")
    Tate Gallery (London, United Kingdom)
    Added: 2001-09-23 00:00:00

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    The Beggar Maid
    by Lord Alfred Tennyson

    Her arms across her breast she laid;
      She was more fair than words can say;
    Barefooted came the beggar maid
      Before the king Cophetua.
    In robe and crown the king stept down,
      To meet and greet her on her way;
    It is no wonder,' said the lords,
      She is more beautiful than day.'

    As shines the moon in clouded skies,
      She in her poor attire was seen;
    One praised her ankles, one her eyes,
      One her dark hair and lovesome mien.
    So sweet a face, such angel grace,
      In all that land had never been.
    Cophetua sware a royal oath:
      This beggar maid shall be my queen!'