| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910. | | | | Verses, Written for the Toasting-glasses of the Kit-Cat Club, 1703 | | By Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax (1661–1715) |
| | Duchess of St. Albans THE LINE of Vere, so long renowned in arms, | |
| Concludes with lustre in St. Albans’ charms; | |
| Her conquering eyes have made their race complete; | |
| They rose in Valour, and in Beauty set. | |
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Duchess of Beaufort Offspring of a tuneful sire, | 5 |
| Blest with more than mortal fire; | |
| Likeness of a mother’s face, | |
| Blest with more than mortal grace; | |
| You with double charms surprise, | |
| With his wit, and with her eyes. | 10 |
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Lady Mary Churchill Fairest and latest of the beauteous race, | |
| Blest with your parents’ wit and her first blooming face; | |
| Born with our liberties in William’s reign, | |
| Your eyes alone that liberty restrain. | |
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Duchess of Richmond Of two fair Richmonds different ages boast, | 15 |
| Theirs was the first, and ours the brightest toast; | |
| The adorers offerings prove who’s most divine, | |
| They sacrificed in water, we in wine. | |
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Lady Sunderland All Nature’s charms in Sunderland appear, | |
| Bright as her eyes, and as her reason clear: | 20 |
| Yet still their force, to men not safely known, | |
| Seems undiscovered to herself alone. | |
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Mademoiselle Spanheime Admired in Germany, adored in France, | |
| Your charms to brighter glory here advance; | |
| The stubborn Britons own your beauty’s claim, | 25 |
| And with their native toasts enroll your name. | | | | |
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