How oft the laughing brow of joy A sick heart conceals And thro the cloisters deth in pain No sorrow feels

Bolton & Co. Verse:
197
Full Text
How oft the laughing brow of joy A sick heart conceals And thro the cloisters deth in pain No sorrow feels
Listed on Page Number
280
Sampler Worked By
Mary McLean
Date of Sampler
1773 or 5
Place Sampler Made
n.p.
Sampler Listed on Page
63
Author/Publication/Country/Date
Carter, Elizabeth. Poems on Several Occasions. England, 1762.
Notes
See link for full text which is slightly different than verse on sampler and repeated at this link: https://allpoetry.com/The-Pursuit-of-Happiness-Often-Ill-Directed