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Yet shall thy grave with rising flowers be drest And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast There shall the morn her earliest tears bestow There the first roses of the year shall blow

Full Text
Yet shall thy grave with rising flowers be drest And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast There shall the morn her earliest tears bestow There the first roses of the year shall blow
Listed on Page Number
283
Sampler Worked By
Sally Gorham
Date of Sampler
1795
Place Sampler Made
n.p.
Sampler Listed on Page
48
Author/Publication/Country/Date
Pope, Alexander. The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Vol.1. London: W. Bower, 1717. p. 361
Notes
From the poem Verses to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Works_of_Mr_Alexander_Pope/4lwJAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1