Date: 1667
"Those kind Impressions which Fate can't controul, / Are Heaven's mintage on a worthy Soul."
preview | full record— Philips [née Fowler], Katherine (1632-1664)
Date: 1703
"The true, substantial Wealth is lodg'd within; / 'Tis there the brightest Gems are found: / Such as wou'd great and glorious Treasures win, Treasures which theirs for ever will remain, / Must Piety and Wisdom strive to gain."
preview | full record— Chudleigh [née Lee], Mary, Lady Chudleigh (bap. 1656, d. 1710)
Date: 1755
"They George's Image in his Coin approve, / Thy pictur'd Mind I in thy Letters love."
preview | full record— Masters, Mary (1694-1771)
Date: 1790
"Yet what infuses his mind unstain'd and pure? / Nurtur'd in venal, sycophantic schools-- / Eras'd each sterling virtue of the soul-- / Debas'd--new coin'd in flattery's servile mint, / He may become a pander to a prince."
preview | full record— Warren, Mercy Otis (1728-1814)