INTHEALBUMOFMISS——

inthealbumofmiss——

i

suchgoodnessinyourfacedothshine,

withmodestlook,withoutdesign,

thatidespair,poorpenofmine

cane'erexpressit.

togiveitwordsifeeblytry;

myspiritsfailmetosupply

befittinglanguagefor't,andi

canonlyblessit!

ii

butstop,rashverse!anddon'tabuse

abashfulmaiden'searwithnews

ofherownvirtues.she'llrefuse

praisesungsoloudly.

ofthatsamegoodness,youadmire,

thebestpartis,shedon'taspire

topraise—norofherselfdesire

tothinktooproudly.