My feeble Muse, that fain her best would <br />Write, at command of Frances Westwood, <br />But feels her wits not in their best mood, <br />Fell lately on some idle fancies, <br />As she's much given to romances, <br />About this self-same style of Frances; <br />Which seems to be a name in common <br />Attributed to man or woman. <br />She thence contrived this flattering moral, <br />With which she hopes no soul will quarrel, <br />That she, whom this twin title decks, <br />Combines what's good in either sex; <br />Unites-how very rare the case is!- <br />Masculine sense to female graces; <br />And, quitting not her proper rank, <br />Is both in one-Fanny and frank. <br /> <br />Oct. 12, 1827.<br /><br />Charles Lamb<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-being-asked-to-write-in-miss-westwood-s-album/
