O Praise thy language was by heaven designed As manna to the faint bewildered mind Beauty and diffidence whose heart rejoice In the kind comfort of thy heavenly voice In this wild wood of life wert thou not nigh Must like the wandering babes lie down and die But thy sweet accents wake new vital powers And make this thorny path a path of flowers

Full Text: O Praise thy language was by heaven designed As manna to the faint bewildered mind Beauty and diffidence whose heart rejoice In the kind comfort of thy heavenly voice In this wild wood of life wert thou not nigh Must like the wandering babes lie down and die But thy sweet accents wake new vital powers And make this thorny path a path of flowers
Listed on Page Number: 268
Sampler Worked By: Hester Dashiell Taylor
Date of Sampler: 1800
Place Sampler Made: Alexandria, VA
Sampler Listed on Page: 229
Author/Publication/Country/Date: , William. The Triumphs of Temper. England,1781
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