Complimentary Epigram on Maria Riddell


 * "Praise Woman still," his lordship roars,
 * "Deserv'd or not, no matter?"
 * But thee, whom all my soul adores,
 * Ev'n Flattery cannot flatter:


 * Maria, all my thought and dream,
 * Inspires my vocal shell;
 * The more I praise my lovely theme,
 * The more the truth I tell.