Rest lovely youth escap’d this mortal strife Above the joys, beyond the woes of life Yes we must follow soon, will glad obey Tir’d with vain life, will close the willing eye ‘Tis the great birthright of mankind to die.

Full Text: Rest lovely youth escap’d this mortal strife Above the joys, beyond the woes of life Yes we must follow soon, will glad obey Tir’d with vain life, will close the willing eye ‘Tis the great birthright of mankind to die.
Listed on Page Number: 287
Sampler Worked By: Loring
Date of Sampler: 1804
Place Sampler Made: n.p.
Sampler Listed on Page: 191
Author/Publication/Country/Date: Thomson, James. “Epitaph on Miss Stanley,” The Works of James Thomson In Four Volumes, Vol. 2, London: A. Millar, 1750, pgs.. 221-222
Notes: https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_the-works-of-james-thoms_thomson-james_1750_2/page/221/mode/1up?q=%22mortal+strife%22 Our sampler verse selects lines from this poem.