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Epigram

The glow wch Chloe's cheeks possess Is something more than nature's dress Yet such her happy knack, Altho she paints, there's none can boast Of knowing wch she uses most Carmine or Cogniac

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Epigram on an Epigram.

The qualities all in a bee that we meet, In an epigram never should fail; The Body should always be little & sweet, And a sting should be felt in its tail.

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On presenting a Cornish Diamond to a young Lady

Kitty, perchance this little stone may form a sparkling pin to rest On Charms where love has fix'd its throne I mean on Kitty's snowy breast But on thy bosom t'will be lost For there it cannot pride impart To that fair casket which contains A far superior gem: thy heart --