[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 without laughing." _In square crown 4to, picture covers, with numerous coloured plates._ 1 John Gilpin 2 The House that Jack Built 3 The Babes in the Wood 4 The Mad Dog 5 Three Jovial Huntsmen 6 Sing a Song for Sixpence 7 The Queen of Hearts 8 The Farmer's Boy 9 The Milkmaid 10 Hey-Diddle-Diddle and Baby Bunting 11 A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go 12 The Fox Jumps over the Parson's Gate 13 Come Lasses and Lads 14 Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross, &c. 15 Mrs. Mary Blaize 16 The Great Panjandrum Himself _The above selections are also issued in Four Volumes, square crown 4to, attractive binding, red edges. Each containing four different books, with their Coloured Pictures and innumerable Outline Sketches._ 1 R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 1 2 R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 2 3 Hey-Diddle-Diddle-Picture Book 4 The Panjandrum Picture Book _And also_ _In Two Volumes, handsomely bound in cloth gilt, each containing eight different books, with their Coloured Pictures and numerous Outline Sketches._ R. Caldecott's Collection of Pictures and Songs No. 1 R. Caldecott's Collection of Pictures and Songs No. 2 Miniature Editions, _size 5-1/2 by 4-1/2. Art Boards, flat back._ TWO VOLUMES ENTITLED R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOKS Nos. 1 and 2, _Each containing coloured plates and numerous Outline 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 all Booksellers 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 accompanying the html version of this file. They can be viewed or downloaded separately. The paintings are full-color jpg's averaging about 60K; the drawings are transparent gif's averaging about 15K.]