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Let solid sense her mind inform Let gentle love her bosom warm Let her be void of foolish pride And modesty her bosom guide

Full Text
Let solid sense her mind inform Let gentle love her bosom warm Let her be void of foolish pride And modesty her bosom guide
Listed on Page Number
270
Sampler Worked By
Betsy K. Smith
Date of Sampler
1818
Place Sampler Made
n.p.
Sampler Listed on Page
223
Author/Publication/Country/Date
Gumley, Isaac. Mental Recreations: Or Poetical Essays on Various Subjects. Market-Harboroug, England, 1797.
Notes
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mental_recreations_or_Practical_essays_o/yXECAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22if+you+my+friend+would+have+a+wife%22&pg=PA109&printsec=frontcover On page 109 is title: 'Advice to a Friend on the Choice of a Wife' On page 110 is verse.