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on her cloths properly but she can do it any time,
she draws on her gown, but leaves it unpined, her
handkerchief is drawn over across her neck, her shoes
down at the heels, she bustles about with her hair
about her eyes, she runs from room to room slipshod
resolved to do the work and dress herself, but folks
who are slipshod about the feet are usualy slipshod
all ever the

April 11 1790

Sounding Titles and rich attire
Are not what cause true desire
Lovely manners virtureous arts
Leave greatest weight on honest hearts
Youthful beauty action & airs,
Have but delight which time impairs
All virtuous joys are more refined,
Reflecting from a pious mind
Pr dance and peace will pleasure give,
Each moment growing while we live
Revere'd by all is honest truth,
But more esteemed in blooming youth
Religion pure with all these joined,
Each in their turn rejoice the mind,
Virtues like these can well bestow
A guard; to shield from every foe
Reserved thro' life such guards in sight
Death & his terrors can't affright