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Rh Should be envy'd by him, much less by Delany; Though I own to you, when I consider it stricter, I envy the painter, although not the picture. And justly she's envy'd, since a fiend of Hell Was never drawn right but by her and Raphael. Next, as to the charge, which you tell us is true, That we were inspired by the subject we drew. Inspired we were, and well, sir, you knew it, Yet not by your nose, but the fair one that drew it: Had your nose been the Muse, we had ne'er been inspir'd, Tho' perhaps it might justly've been said we were fir'd. As to the division of words in your staves, Like my countryman's horn comb, into three halves, I meddle not with't, but presume to make merry, You call'd Dan one half, and 'tother half Sherry: Now if Dan's a half, as you call't o'er and o'er, Then it can't be deny'd that Sherry's two more. For pray give me leave to say, sir, for all you, That Sherry's at least of double the value. When Sheridan sends to Merry Dan answer. SHE-