Poem by Matthew Prior

Partial Fame

The sturdy man, if he in love obtains,
In open pomp and triumph reigns:
The subtle woman, if she should succeed,
Disowns the honour of the deed.
Though he for all his boast is forced to yield,
Though she can always keep the field,
He vaunts his conquests, she conceals her shame:
How partial is the voice of Fame! 

1. An Ode - Inscribed to the Memory of the Hon. Colonel George Villiers
2. Bibo and Charon
3. Written in an Ovid
4. Songs Set to Music: 1. Set by Mr. Abel
5. Seeing the Duke of Ormond's Picture, at Sir Godfrey Kneller's

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