Chapter I

[Transcriber's Note: The illustration references are explained at the end of this file.]

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An ELEGY on the GLORY of her SEX

Mrs Mary BLAIZE

R. Caldecott's PICTURE Books

Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd.]

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An Elegy

on the Glory of Her Sex

MRS. MARY BLAIZE

by

Dr. Oliver Goldsmith

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Good people all,
with one accord,
Lament for
Madam Blaize,
Who never wanted
a good word--

_From those_

_who spoke her praise._

The needy seldom pass'd her door, And always found her kind; She freely lent to all the poor--

_Who left_

_a pledge behind._

She strove the neighbourhood to please
With manners wondrous winning;

And never follow'd wicked ways--

_Unless when she was sinning._

At church, in silks and satins new, With hoop of monstrous size, She never slumber'd in her pew--

_But when she shut her eyes._

Her love was sought, I do aver, By twenty beaux and more; The King himself has follow'd her--

_When she has walk'd before._

But now, her wealth and finery fled,
Her hangers-on cut short-all:
The Doctors found, when she was dead
_Her last disorder mortal._

Let us lament, in sorrow sore,
For Kent Street well may say,
That had she lived a twelvemonth more,--
_She had not died to-day._

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Randolph Caldecott's Picture Books

"The humour of Randolph Caldecott's drawings is simply irresistible, no healthy-minded man, woman, or child could look at them without laughing."

_In square crown 4to, picture covers, with numerous coloured plates._

1 John Gilpin 2 The House that Jack Built 3 The Babes in the Wood 4 The Mad Dog 5 Three Jovial Huntsmen 6 Sing a Song for Sixpence 7 The Queen of Hearts 8 The Farmer's Boy 9 The Milkmaid 10 Hey-Diddle-Diddle and Baby Bunting 11 A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go 12 The Fox Jumps over the Parson's Gate 13 Come Lasses and Lads 14 Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross, &c. 15 Mrs. Mary Blaize 16 The Great Panjandrum Himself

_The above selections are also issued in Four Volumes, square crown 4to, attractive binding, red edges. Each containing four different books, with their Coloured Pictures and innumerable Outline Sketches._

1 R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 1 2 R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 2 3 Hey-Diddle-Diddle-Picture Book 4 The Panjandrum Picture Book

_And also_

_In Two Volumes, handsomely bound in cloth gilt, each containing eight different books, with their Coloured Pictures and numerous Outline Sketches._

R. Caldecott's Collection of Pictures and Songs No. 1 R. Caldecott's Collection of Pictures and Songs No. 2

Miniature Editions,

_size 5-1/2 by 4-1/2. Art Boards, flat back._

TWO VOLUMES ENTITLED

R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOKS

Nos. 1 and 2, _Each containing coloured plates and numerous Outline Sketches in the text._

_Crown 4to, picture covers._

Randolph Caldecott's Painting Books. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4. _Each with Outline Pictures to Paint, and Coloured Examples._

_Oblong 4to, cloth._

A Sketch Book of R. Caldecott's. _Containing numerous sketches in Colour and black and white_

: LONDON : Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. : & NEW YORK :

_The Published Prices of the above Picture Books can be obtained of all Booksellers or from the Illustrated Catalogue of the Publishers._

PRINTED AND COPYRIGHTED BY EDMUND EVANS, LTD.,
ROSE PLACE, GLOBE ROAD, LONDON, E.1. ]

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The illustrations are included in the "images" directory accompanying the html version of this file. They can be viewed or downloaded separately. The paintings are full-color jpg's averaging about 60K; the drawings are transparent gif's averaging about 15K.]