Jane Brereton. 1685-1740.
The picture placed the busts between
Adds to the thought much strength;
Wisdom and Wit are little seen,
But Folly 's at full length.
On Beau Nash's Picture at full length between the Busts of Sir Isaac Newton and Mr. Pope.[312:5]
Footnotes
[312:5] Dyce: Specimens of British Poetesses. (This epigram is generally ascribed to Chesterfield. See Campbell, "English Poets," note, p. 521.)
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