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(ON THE INVENTION OF LETTERS—THE ANSWER) The noble art to Cadmus owes it rise Of painting words and speaking to the eyes He first in wondrous maggick letters bond The airy voice and stopp’d the flying sound The various figuers by his pencil wrought Give colour form and body to the thought

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(ON THE INVENTION OF LETTERS—THE ANSWER) The noble art to Cadmus owes it rise Of painting words and speaking to the eyes He first in wondrous maggick letters bond The airy voice and stopp’d the flying sound The various figuers by his pencil wrought Give colour form and body to the thought
Listed on Page Number
274
Sampler Worked By
Eliza Green
Date of Sampler
1805
Place Sampler Made
Stoneham, Mass
Sampler Listed on Page
165
Author/Publication/Country/Date
Mary Monck nee Molesworth / see notes and links for other info.
Notes
Notes: The info in these links are in conflict. The Answer that Mary Monck wrote on her deathbed to her husband does not seem to contain this verse (although I have not found a complete copy). There are references to this verse that say Mary Monck is the author. Dates are different and although some publications are mentioned I can’t find copies on line to prove this. Mary Monck was Irish but lived later years in Bath. Unsure where she wrote this verse. https://allpoetry.com/poem/16403119-The-Answer-by-Mary-Monck https://www.eighteenthcenturypoetry.org/works/o5157-w0760.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Monck https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004887768.0001.006/1:3.76?rgn=div2;view=fulltext http://antiquesamplers.com/samplers/green,-eliza.htm photo and info on sampler worked by.