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Of radiant Ormond, only fit to be
The Successor of beauteous Ossory.
Richmond's a Title that but nam'd implies
Majestick Graces and victorious Eyes;
Holmes and St. Albans rich in Charms appear;
Hyde Venus is, the Graces are Kildare:
By Essex, and fair Rutenberg, we find
That Beauty to no Climate is confin'd.
Rupert, of Royal Blood, with modest Grace
Blushes to hear the Triumphs of her Face.
Careless, but yet secure of Conquest still,
Lu'son unaiming, never fails to kill,^[1]
Guiltless of Pride, to captivate, or shine,
Bright without Art, she wounds without Design.
But Wyndham like a Tyrant throws the Dart,
And takes a cruel Pleasure in the Smart;
Proud of the Ravage that her Beauties make,
Delights in Wounds, and kills for killing-sake;
Asserting the Dominion of her Eyes,
As Heroes fight, for Glory, not for Prize.
The skilful Muse's earliest Care has been
The Praise of never-fading Mazarin;
The Poet, and his Theme, in spight of Time,^[2]
For ever young, enjoy an endless Prime.

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1. My Lady Gower.
2. St. Evermond, who has celebrated Madam Mazarin under the Name of Hortense.