[Transcriber's Note:The illustration references are explained at the end of this file. ] * * * * * [Illustration: Front Cover (frontcover. Jpg) An ELEGY on the GLORY of her SEX Mrs Mary BLAIZE R. Caldecott's PICTURE Books Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd. ] * * * * * An Elegy on the Glory of Her Sex MRS. MARY BLAIZE by Dr. Oliver Goldsmith * * * * * [Illustration (painting, pic03. Jpg)] [Illustration (drawing, pic04trans. Gif)] Good people all, with one accord, Lament for Madam Blaize, Who never wanted a good word-- [Illustration (drawing, pic05trans. Gif)] _From those_ [Illustration (drawing, pic06trans. Gif)] _who spoke her praise. _ [Illustration (painting, pic07. Jpg)] [Illustration (drawing, pic08trans. Gif)] The needy seldom pass'd her door, And always found her kind;She freely lent to all the poor-- [Illustration (drawing, pic09trans. Gif)] _Who left_ [Illustration (drawing, pic10trans. Gif)] _a pledge behind. _ [Illustration (painting, pic11. Jpg)] [Illustration (drawing, pic12trans. Gif)] She strove the neighbourhood to please With manners wondrous winning; [Illustration (drawing, pic13trans. Gif)] And never follow'd wicked ways-- [Illustration (drawing, pic14trans. Gif)] _Unless when she was sinning. _ [Illustration (drawing, pic15trans. Gif)] At church, in silks and satins new, With hoop of monstrous size, She never slumber'd in her pew-- [Illustration (painting, pic16. Jpg)] [Illustration (drawing, pic17trans. Gif)] _But when she shut her eyes. _ [Illustration (drawing, pic18trans. Gif)] [Illustration (drawing, pic19trans. Gif)] Her love was sought, I do aver, By twenty beaux and more;The King himself has follow'd her-- [Illustration (painting, pic20. Jpg)] [Illustration (drawing, pic21trans. Gif)] _When she has walk'd before. _ [Illustration (drawing, pic22trans. Gif)] But now, her wealth and finery fled, Her hangers-on cut short-all:The Doctors found, when she was dead _Her last disorder mortal. _ [Illustration (drawing, pic23trans. Gif)] Let us lament, in sorrow sore, For Kent Street well may say, That had she lived a twelvemonth more, -- _She had not died to-day. _ [Illustration (painting, pic24. Jpg)] [Illustration (drawing, pic25trans. Gif)] * * * * * [Illustration: back cover (backtrans. Gif) Randolph Caldecott's Picture Books "The humour of Randolph Caldecott's drawings is simply irresistible, no healthy-minded man, woman, or child could look at them withoutlaughing. " _In square crown 4to, picture covers, with numerous coloured plates. _ 1 John Gilpin2 The House that Jack Built3 The Babes in the Wood4 The Mad Dog5 Three Jovial Huntsmen6 Sing a Song for Sixpence7 The Queen of Hearts8 The Farmer's Boy9 The Milkmaid10 Hey-Diddle-Diddle and Baby Bunting11 A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go12 The Fox Jumps over the Parson's Gate13 Come Lasses and Lads14 Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross, &c. 15 Mrs. Mary Blaize16 The Great Panjandrum Himself _The above selections are also issued in Four Volumes, square crown4to, attractive binding, red edges. Each containing four differentbooks, with their Coloured Pictures and innumerable Outline Sketches. _ 1 R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 12 R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 23 Hey-Diddle-Diddle-Picture Book4 The Panjandrum Picture Book _And also_ _In Two Volumes, handsomely bound in cloth gilt, each containing eightdifferent books, with their Coloured Pictures and numerous OutlineSketches. _ R. Caldecott's Collection of Pictures and Songs No. 1R. Caldecott's Collection of Pictures and Songs No. 2 Miniature Editions, _size 5-1/2 by 4-1/2. Art Boards, flat back. _ TWO VOLUMESENTITLED R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOKS Nos. 1 and 2, _Each containing coloured plates and numerousOutline Sketches in the text. _ _Crown 4to, picture covers. _ Randolph Caldecott's Painting Books. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4. _Each with Outline Pictures to Paint, and Coloured Examples. _ _Oblong 4to, cloth. _ A Sketch Book of R. Caldecott's. _Containing numerous sketches in Colour and black and white_ : LONDON : Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. : & NEW YORK : _The Published Prices of the above Picture Books can be obtained of allBooksellers or from the Illustrated Catalogue of the Publishers. _ PRINTED AND COPYRIGHTED BY EDMUND EVANS, LTD. , ROSE PLACE, GLOBE ROAD, LONDON, E. 1. ] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [Illustration Files: The illustrations are included in the "images" directory accompanyingthe html version of this file. They can be viewed or downloadedseparately. The paintings are full-color jpg's averaging about 60K;the drawings are transparent gif's averaging about 15K. ]