1. Were innocence our garb alone, And natures blooms our only pride. The needle still had been unknown and worth the want of art supplied. 2. Virtue wit with science join'd Refine the manners form the mind. And when with industry they meet, the female character is complete.

Full Text: 1. Were innocence our garb alone, And natures blooms our only pride. The needle still had been unknown and worth the want of art supplied. 2. Virtue wit with science join'd Refine the manners form the mind. And when with industry they meet, the female character is complete.
Listed on Page Number: 347
Sampler Worked By: Esther G. Cobb
Date of Sampler: 1813
Place Sampler Made: Springfield, VT
Sampler Listed on Page: 139
Author/Publication/Country/Date: 1. No Result 2. S. “For the Balance,” The Balance Columbian and Repository, Edited by Harry Croswell, Hudson, NY, May 28, 1805, Vol. 4, Iss. 22, p. 176.
Notes: Verse 1. The stitchers below all chose to stitch a variation of the first verse. Also stitched by: Richardson, Mary. 1812, Westford, MA, p. 214 Whiting, Elizabeth. 1817, Billerica, MA, p. 240 Whiting, Sarah. 8 May 1818, Billerica, MA, p. 241 Willard, Phebe S., cir. 1817, Francestown, NH, p. 242 Verse 2. https://archive.org/details/sim_balance-and-state-journal_1805-05-28_4_22 These lines are subtitled, “For a Lady’s sampler.” The author’s name, given only by an initial S., may be Ezra Sampson a retired Congregational minister who co-edited The Balance and Columbian Repository with Harry Croswell.