Kay's Edinburgh portraits : a series of anecdotal biographies chiefly of Scotchmen . ell harrowd with horror and madness. From all sides of the house, hark the cry how it swells! While the boxes are torn with most heart-piercing yells,— The Misses all faint, it becomes them so vastly, And their cheeks are so red, that they never look ghastly : Even ladies advance to their grand climacterics Are often led out in a fit of hysterics ; The screams are wide-wafted, east, west, south, and north. Loud Echo prolongs them on both sides the Forth. You ask me what beauties most touchingly strike?— They a
Kay's Edinburgh portraits : a series of anecdotal biographies chiefly of Scotchmen . ell harrowd with horror and madness. From all sides of the house, hark the cry how it swells! While the boxes are torn with most heart-piercing yells,— The Misses all faint, it becomes them so vastly, And their cheeks are so red, that they never look ghastly : Even ladies advance to their grand climacterics Are often led out in a fit of hysterics ; The screams are wide-wafted, east, west, south, and north. Loud Echo prolongs them on both sides the Forth. You ask me what beauties most touchingly strike?— They are beauteous all, and all beauteous alike. With lovely complexions that time neer can tarnish, .So thick theyre laid oer with a delicate varnish ; Their bosoms and neck liave a gloss and a burnish. And their cheeks with fresh roses from Raeburn they furnish. I quickly return, and am just on the wing,And son)e things Im sure that youll like I will bring—The SMeet Siddons cap, the latest dear ogle ;Farewell till we meet. Your true friend, Mary , June 7, I
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