Citation - Boston News Letter: 1752.05.21

BNL.752.017
21 May 1752:21 (2604)
TO MR. JOHN MICHAEL WILLIAMS, upon his drawing the picture
of the Mr. Hervey, Author of the Meditations, &c.
----'Tis thine to bid the canvash wear,
Hervey's mild aspect, and engaging air:
But own a task more arduous still behind,
To copy out the portrait of his mind.----
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[signed] J. Nixon, A.M. & F.R.S.