Fair Verna lovely village of the west Of every joy and every charm possessed. * * * * * * Hail smiling village happiest of the hills How green thy grove[s] how pure thy [glassy] rills!

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Fair Verna lovely village of the west Of every joy and every charm possessed. * * * * * * Hail smiling village happiest of the hills How green thy grove[s] how pure thy [glassy] rills!
Listed on Page Number
259
Sampler Worked By
Abigail Wright
Date of Sampler
1811
Place Sampler Made
Medfield, MA
Sampler Listed on Page
244
Author/Publication/Country/Date
Dwight, Timothy, 'The Columbian muse. A selection of American poetry, from various authors of established reputation." Publication info: New-York: : Printed by J. Carey, no. 91, Broad-Street., 1794. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?type=simple&rgn=full+text&c=evans&cc=evans&idno=N20429.0001.001&q1=fair+verna&submit=Go
Notes
Verse as published in The Columbian Muse: Picture of a New England Village [Line 1,2] “FAIR Verna! loveliest village of the west; Of every joy, and every charm, possess'd; [Line 20, 21] Sweet-smiling village! loveliest of the hills! How green thy groves! How pure thy glassy rills!” Also found in: Greenfield Hill: a poem, in seven parts. I. The prospect. II. The flourishing village. III. The burning of Fairfield. IV. The destruction of the Pequods. V. The clergyman's advice to the villagers. VI. The farmer's advice to the villagers. VII. The vision, or prospect of the future happiness of America.Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817., Adams, John, 1735-1826, dedicatee. GREENFIELD HILL. PART II. THE FLOURISHING VILLAGE Line 1,2 FAIR Verna! loveliest village of the west; Of every joy, and every charm, possess'd; Line 73,74 Sweet-smiling village! loveliest of the hills! How green thy groves! How pure thy glassy rills!