1. While rosy cheeks their bloom confess And youth thy bosom warms Let Virtue and let Knowledge dress Thy mind in brighter charms 2. Daily in some fine page to look Lay meaner sports aside And let the needle and the book Thy useful hours divide.

Bolton & Co. Verse:: 162
Full Text: 1. While rosy cheeks their bloom confess And youth thy bosom warms Let Virtue and let Knowledge dress Thy mind in brighter charms 2. Daily in some fine page to look Lay meaner sports aside And let the needle and the book Thy useful hours divide.
Listed on Page Number: 276
Sampler Worked By: Mary Ann Spooner
Date of Sampler: 1808
Place Sampler Made: Boston, MA
Sampler Listed on Page: 225
Author/Publication/Country/Date: SADI, “Verses Sent to A Young Lady”, The Emerald, (Boston, MA), Saturday November 14, 1807. Vol I. No.4, p.48.
Notes: Also worked by: Blanchard, Adelin, 1813, Billerica MA, p128; Hyde, Mary, 180(?), n.p. p 178; Nash, Nancy K., 1821, Williamsburgh, MA, p. 200; Pond, Chloe., 1811, Walpole, MA. P.210; Wilkinson, Ruth. 1808 Walpole, MA, p.242. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Emerald_or_Miscellany_of_literature/4Q8uAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=rosy+cheeks+their+bloom+confess&pg=PA48&printsec=frontcover