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Rh Yet I owe two a debt—’tis my duty to pay it—
 * Of them I must speak in a kind, friendly tone.

Mrs. Barnes21—Shakespeare’s heart would have beat had he seen her—
 * Her magic has drawn from me many a tear,

And ne’er shall my pen or its satire chagrin her,
 * While pathos, and genius, and feeling are dear.

And there’s sweet Miss Leesugg,22 by-the-bye, she’s not pretty,
 * She’s a little too large, and has not too much grace,

Yet, there’s something about her so witching and witty,
 * ’Tis pleasure to gaze on her good-humored face.

But as for your men—I don’t mean to be surly,
 * Of praise that they merit they’ll each have his share;

For the present, there’s Olliff,22 a famous Lord Burleigh,
 * And Hopper and Maywood, a promising pair.

H.