Could surely not have been a treat;
The style passed through three reigns, dating from Anne,
This Brunswick fashion all around,
In circles quite genteel, was found;
Through promenades the hideous head-dress ran,
And e’en the country spots, the histories say,
Found the strange taste diffusing,
Love of wigs ’twas quite amusing;
At length the costume died away.
And now how altered is the Fashion’s tone!