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CC-H.773.058
3-1[0] Aug 1773:41 (450)
TO A LADY, WITH A SON, whereon was painted on one side an
old woman reading with spectacles a crutch standing by her;
on the reverse, virtue, in a rich wrought but loose robe,
lookng upwards and giving alms in an inclined posture to a
beggar on the ground.
Mira! take this painted fan;
Of it make the most you can,
When it rises full display'd
To supply the cooling shade,
Read these maxims there express'd:
Shade for man is sometimes best;
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