Date: 1738
"Thy skill my elemental Clay refin'd, / The straggling Parts in beauteous Order join'd, / With perfect Symmetry compos'd the whole, / And stampt thy sacred Image on my Soul."
preview | full record— Carter, Elizabeth (1717-1806)
Date: 1738
"Protect me by thy providential Care, / And teach my Soul t'avoid the Tempter's Snare."
preview | full record— Carter, Elizabeth (1717-1806)
Date: 1738
"Whate'er we think on't, Forune's but a Toy, / Which cheats the Soul with empty Shows of Joy; / A mere ideal Creature of the Brain, / That reigns the Idol of the Mad and Vain; / Deludes their Senses with a fair Disguise, / And sets an airy Bliss before their Eyes."
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Date: 1739
"Thy hand can trace the characters divine, / And stamp celestial beauty on my soul"
preview | full record— Rowe [née Singer], Elizabeth (1674-1737)