On A Certain Lady At Court On A Certain Lady At Court |
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On A Certain Lady At CourtOn A Certain Lady At Court
On A Certain Lady At Court
[Henrietta Howard, Countess Of Suffolk]
I know a thing that`s most uncommon
(Envy, be silent, and attend);
I know a reasonable woman,
Handsome and witty, yet a friend.
Not warped by passion, awed by rumour,
Not grave through pride, or gay through folly;
An equal mixture of good humour,
And sensible soft melancholy.
`Has she no faults then,` Envy says, `Sir?`
Yes, she has one, I must aver:
When all the world conspires to praise her
The woman`s deaf, and does not hear!
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