Poem by Anna Laetitia Barbauld

On a Lady's Writing

HER even lines her steady temper show;
Neat as her dress, and polish'd as her brow;
Strong as her judgment, easy as her air;
Correct though free, and regular though fair:
And the same graces o'er her pen preside
That form her manners and her footsteps guide. 

1. The Origin of Song-Writing
2. The Invitation, to Miss B—
3. Song 3 (LEAVE me, simple shepherd, leave me)
4. Song 6 (WHEN first upon your tender cheek)
5. Song 2 (IF ever thou didst joy to bind)

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