Of two fair Richmonds diff'rent ages boast,
Their's was the first, and our's the brighter
toast;
Th' adorers offspring prove who's most divine,
They sacrific'd in water, we in wine.
LADY SUNDERLAND.
All nature's charms in Sunderland appear,
Bright as her eyes, and as her reason clear;
Yet still their force, to men not safely known,
Seems undiscover'd to herself alone.
MADAMOISELLE SPANHEIME.
Admir'd in Germany, ador'd in France,
Your charms to brighter glory, here advance;
The stubborn Britons own your beauty's claim,
And with their native toasts enroll your name.
[Footnote 1: Collins's Peerage. See Article Hallifax.]
* * * * *
WILLIAM WYCHERLEY, Esq;
This Gentleman was son of Daniel Wycherley, of Cleve in Shropshire, Esq; and was born (says Wood) in the year 1640.
When he was about fifteen years of age, he was sent to France, in the western parts of which he resided upon the banks of the Charante; where he was often admitted to the conversation of the most accomplished ladies of the court of France, particularly madam de Montaufieur, celebrated by mons. Voiture in his letters[1].