- Bolton & Co. Verse:
- 60
- Full Text
- My parents care points out the way
And I as cheerfully obey
And with my needle let you see
What pains my tutor took with me.
- Listed on Page Number
- 263
- Sampler Worked By
- Sarah Ann Marriott Collins
- Date of Sampler
- 1824
- Place Sampler Made
- n.p.
- Sampler Listed on Page
- 141
- Author/Publication/Country/Date
- see 41a
- Notes
- This verse is similar to the verse 41 and 41a, attributed to Sewall, Samuel (1652-1730) “The Diary of Samuel Sewall”, Boston, MA/late 1600’s. though 'tutor' is inserted instead of 'parents' . No different author is found. Author cited is of the original verse which is:
“This I did to let you see
what care my parents took of me.”