Her the beauteous slumberer bear Soft ye zephyers smooth the air Earth thy fragrant breast unfold Lightly lay the hallowed mould Twine ye woodbines round his tomb Rosses Lilies lend your bloom Yet no flowrets eer can shew Half the charm that fade below Feet unhallowed shun this shade Here an angel form is laid.

Full Text: Her the beauteous slumberer bear Soft ye zephyers smooth the air Earth thy fragrant breast unfold Lightly lay the hallowed mould Twine ye woodbines round his tomb Rosses Lilies lend your bloom Yet no flowrets eer can shew Half the charm that fade below Feet unhallowed shun this shade Here an angel form is laid.
Listed on Page Number: 296
Sampler Worked By: Ann Wright
Date of Sampler: 1830
Place Sampler Made: Trenton, NJ
Sampler Listed on Page: 245
Author/Publication/Country/Date: Reid, W. Hamilton. “Upon the Interment of a Beautiful Infant,” The New Lady’s Magazine, Or, Polite, Entertaining and Fashionable Companion for the Fair Sex…, London: Alex Hogg, July 1787, Vol. 2, Pg. 381.
Notes: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_New_Lady_s_Magazine_Or_Polite_and_En/uegRAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22zephyrs+smooth+the+air%22&pg=PA381&printsec=frontcover