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[The Death of the Righteous] 1. Sweet is the scene when virtue dies When sinks a righteous soul to rest How mildly beams the closing eyes How gently heaves the expiring breast. 2. A holy quiet reigns around A calm which nothing can destroy Nought can disturb that peace profound Which their unfettered souls enjoy

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[The Death of the Righteous] 1. Sweet is the scene when virtue dies When sinks a righteous soul to rest How mildly beams the closing eyes How gently heaves the expiring breast. 2. A holy quiet reigns around A calm which nothing can destroy Nought can disturb that peace profound Which their unfettered souls enjoy
Listed on Page Number
291
Sampler Worked By
Sarah Fitzgerald
Date of Sampler
1810
Place Sampler Made
Portsmouth, NH
Sampler Listed on Page
157
Author/Publication/Country/Date
Barbauld, Anna Laetitia. Leisure Hour Improved. Ironbridge, UK, 1809.
Notes
Also on sampler: "Sacred to the memory of Mrs. A. Fitzgerald. In memory of an affectionate Mother, who died March 1st 1808, aged 40 years. Wrought by her daughter, Sarah Fitzgerald under the inspection of Mary E. Hill." verse1 is 1st 4 lines of "Death of Virtuous" https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/death-virtuous#google_vignette Verse 2 is the 2nd verse from hymn "How Blest the RIghteous" http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/h/b/r/w/hbrwhdie.htm Made into a hymn by Lowell Mason Ashwell in 1844.