See the leaves around us falling, Dry and wither’d to the ground, Thus to thoughtless mortals calling, In a sad and solemn sound. On the tree of life eternal, Maid let all thy hope be staid, Which alone for ever vernal, Bears a leaf that will not fade.

Full Text: See the leaves around us falling, Dry and wither’d to the ground, Thus to thoughtless mortals calling, In a sad and solemn sound. On the tree of life eternal, Maid let all thy hope be staid, Which alone for ever vernal, Bears a leaf that will not fade.
Listed on Page Number: 294
Sampler Worked By: no maker's name given in B&C
Date of Sampler: 1819
Place Sampler Made: unknown
Sampler Listed on Page: no page listed
Author/Publication/Country/Date: Horne, George. [Anonymously] “The Fall of the Leaf,” Payne’s Universal Chronicle or Weekly Gazette, 2 Dec 1758, vol. 1, n. 35, p. 279. and Horne, George. “The Leaf.” Memoirs of the Life, Studies and Writings of the Right Reverend George Horne, D.D. …William Jones. 2nd ed. London: J.Davis, 1799. pg. 225.
Notes: As published anonymously: https://archive.org/details/sim_universal-chronicle-and-westminster-journal_1758-12-02_1_35/page/n6/mode/1up?q=%22Dry+and+wither%E2%80%99d+to+the+ground%22 Posthumously attributed: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Memoirs_of_the_Life_Studies_and_Writings/5f05AAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=wither This sampler verse is unattached to a specific sampler within Bolton and Coe.