Written At Dr. Mead's House In Ormond--Street, To Mrs. Mead.

Mary Barber 1685 – 1755



Books, Pictures, Statues, here we find,
And each excelling in their Kind.
Mead's Taste in ev'ry Thing we view;
But chiefly in his Choice of You.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 149
Words 28
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4

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