See how the Lillies flourish white and fair see how the Ravens fed from Heaven are then ne’er distrust thy God for Cloth and Bread whilst Lillies flourish and the Ravens fed.

Full Text: See how the Lillies flourish white and fair see how the Ravens fed from Heaven are then ne’er distrust thy God for Cloth and Bread whilst Lillies flourish and the Ravens fed.
Listed on Page Number: 297
Sampler Worked By: Sarah Howell
Date of Sampler: 1731
Place Sampler Made: Philadelphia, PA
Sampler Listed on Page: 53
Author/Publication/Country/Date: Dyche, Thomas. A Guide to the English Tongue, in Two Parts. London: Sam Butler 1707, Pg. 142. Facsimile of the First Edition. Menston, England: The Scolar Press, Ltd., 1968.
Notes: Also stitched by: Ball, Jane, 1762, Charleston, SC, pg., 31; Bond, Catherine, 1797, n.p., pg. 32; Carroll, Mary Clare, 1738, n.p., pg., 36; Knowles, Sarah, 1732, n.p., pg., 59; Laycock, Sarah, 1787, n.p., pg., 59; Spooner, Sarah, 1781, n.p., pg., 76; Wyatt, Sarah, 1742, Salem Co., NJ, pg., 89. https://archive.org/details/guidetoenglishto00dych/page/142/mode/1up?q=raven The source noted in Bolton and Coe’s entry, “Epigram on Providence” by John Hawkins of Boston, is later and very different from Dyche’s verse. Dyche’s verse is exact to the samplers’ verse: