Date: First performed February 17, 1720.
"My vital Flame / There, like a Taper on the holy Altar, / Shall waste away; till Heav'n relenting hear / Incessant Pray'rs for thee and for my self, / And wing my Soul to meet with thine in Bliss."
preview | full record— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)
Date: 1753
"But Memory will be busy; still crouding on my Thoughts, to sour the Present by the Past."
preview | full record— Moore, Edward (1712-1757)