The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

I'll Be Beautiful [from the Boston Evening Transcript]

Denison, Mary A.. "I'll Be Beautiful [from the Boston Evening Transcript]." New-York Saturday Press. (1859-2-15).
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

The poem observes two girls who desire beauty: one using her looks and breeding, the other through chastity and piety. The first wishes to "rule [her] lovers with smiles and sighs" while the second preaches, "if the heart be holy, 'tis beautiful."