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: 1754
"All these are Reason's Treasures, Stores of Thought; / Reflection's unexhausted Funds, replete / With Matter for her own delightful Task."
preview | full record— Jones, Henry (1721-1770)
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: 1767, 1778
Science may "bid the soul her own rich funds employ, / Increase her treasures, and her wealth enjoy."
preview | full record— Jones, Henry (1721-1770)
Date: 1805
"Your Worth and Talents will unfold, / Richer than Needlework of Gold; / The native treasures of the soul, / True--as the Needle to the Pole."
preview | full record— Pratt, Samuel Jackson [pseud. Courtney Melmoth] (1749-1814)