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As diamonds rough no lustre can impart Till polish’d and improv’d by aiding Art So untaught youth we very rarely find Display the dazzling Beauties of the mind Till art and science are with nature joined

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As diamonds rough no lustre can impart Till polish’d and improv’d by aiding Art So untaught youth we very rarely find Display the dazzling Beauties of the mind Till art and science are with nature joined
Listed on Page Number
268
Sampler Worked By
Hannah Janney
Date of Sampler
1785
Place Sampler Made
possibly Loudon County, VA
Sampler Listed on Page
55
Author/Publication/Country/Date
included in a publication by: Buchanan, James. “The British Grammar or an Essay in Four Parts”, England 1762 American Edition Boston, MA, 1784.
Notes
Sampler worked by Hannah Janney included verse 94 and 96 Hannah Janney was the mother of Johns Hopkins, philanthropist. She was born in Loudon County, VA.