To brush the cheeks of Ladies fair,
With genuine charms o’erspread,
Their sapient beards with mickle care
Our wise forefathers fed.
But since our modern Ladies take
Such pains to paint their faces,
What havock would such brushes make
Amidst the loves and graces!
(Christopher Anstey)
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