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 lea Smile dicovered. Her Chin had certainly its Share in forming the Beauty of her Face; but it was difficult to ay it was either large or mall, tho’ perhaps it was rather of the former Kind. Her Complexion had rather more of the Lilly than of the Roe; but when Exercie, or Modety, encreaed her natural Colour, no Vermillion could equal it. Then one might indeed cry out with the celebrate Dr. Donne.

Her pure and eloquent Blood

Spoke in her Cheeks, and o ditinctly wrought,

That one might almot ay her Body thought.

Her Neck was long and finely turned; and here, if I was not afraid of offending her Delicacy, I might jutly ay, the highet Beauties of the famous Venus de Medicis were outdone. Here was Whitenes which no Lillies, Ivory, nor Alabater could match. The finet Cambric might indeed be uppoed from Envy to cover that Boom, which was much whiter than itelf,—It was indeed,

Nitor plendens Pario marmore purius.

“A Glos hining beyond the puret Brightnes of Parian Marble.”