Toasting-glasses of the Kit-Cat Club, 1703 [ Practices ]
… (1661–1715) Duchess of St. Albans THE LINE of Vere, so long renowned in arms, Concludes with lustre in St. Albans’ charms; Her conquering eyes have made their race complete; They rose in Valour, and in Beauty set. Duchess of … with more than mortal fire; Likeness of a mother’s face, Blest with more than mortal grace; You with double charms surprise, With his wit, and with her eyes. Lady Mary Churchill Fairest and latest of the … adorers offerings prove who’s most divine, They sacrificed in water, we in wine. Lady Sunderland All Nature’s charms in Sunderland appear, Bright as her eyes, and as her reason clear: Yet still their force, to men …
Toasting | Drinking | Beauty | Charm
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