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ON SEEING SOME NAMES CUT ON A PANE OF GLASS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: True wit, with sablest ink
Last Line: Must boast a pen of gold.
Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E.
Subject(s): Glass & Glassblowers; Names; Glaziers


I.
TRUE wit, with sablest ink,
On crystal writes in vain;
The trickling letters sink,
And fade upon the pane.

II.
But, ah! should Folly's singer
With a diamond ring be blest,
His name and nonsense linger,
Indelibly impress'd.

III.
On Chloë's heart the same,
To sense and merit cold,
Whoe'er would grave his name
Must boast a pen of gold.





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