Date: 1778
"And if, O love, thy potent dart / Should reach the sleeping shepherd's heart, / O! be to him a gentler guest, / And pierce, with lighter shaft, his breast."
preview | full record— Robinson [Née Darby], Mary [Perdita] (1758-1800)
Date: 1781
"For when Care or dull Sorrow perplexes our breasts,
He can banish the Senses that harbour such Guests!"
preview | full record— Tickell, Richard (1751-1793)