You whose fond wishes do to Heaven aspire Who make those blest abodes yr. sole Desire If you are wise & hope that Bliss to gain Live well yr. Time, live not an hour in vain Let not the Morrow yr. vain thoughts employ, But think this Day the last you shall enjoy.

Bolton & Co. Verse:: 208
Full Text: You whose fond wishes do to Heaven aspire Who make those blest abodes yr. sole Desire If you are wise & hope that Bliss to gain Live well yr. Time, live not an hour in vain Let not the Morrow yr. vain thoughts employ, But think this Day the last you shall enjoy.
Listed on Page Number: 281
Sampler Worked By: Susannah Bollard
Date of Sampler: 1787
Place Sampler Made: n.p.
Sampler Listed on Page: 32
Author/Publication/Country/Date: Dilworth, Thomas. A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five Parts, London: 1751. Thirteenth Edition, pg.138.
Notes: Dilworth’s New Guide was first Published in 1740, the earliest online is the thirteenth edition, 1751: https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_New_Guide_to_the_English_Tongue/6lxiAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&kptab=editions&bsq=%22you%20whose%20fond%20wishes%22 1740, editions in print are available through WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/27900461